盲もう亀き浮ふ木ぼく

noun

extremely rare occurrence; once-in-a-blue-moon event

Buddhist-derived yojijukugo literally meaning 'a blind turtle and a floating log'; used to describe an event so unlikely it is almost miraculous. Often appears in the fuller phrase 盲亀の浮木.

See also: 盲亀の浮木

• こんな偶ぐう然ぜんはまさに盲もう亀き浮ふ木ぼくだ。

  This coincidence is truly a once-in-a-blue-moon event.

• 盲もう亀き浮ふ木ぼくという言こと葉ばは、仏ぶっ教きょうの譬たとえ話ばなしに由ゆ来らいする。

  The term 'moki-fuboku' originates from a Buddhist parable.