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Open the tool →相逢狭路 (xiāng féng xiá lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meet one's adversary or rival unexpectedly in a situation where confrontation is unavoidable; to be locked in an inevitable encounter”.
相逢狭路 is pronounced xiāng féng xiá lù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 相逢狭路 means “Meet on a narrow path”. It is used to mean “to meet one's adversary or rival unexpectedly in a situation where confrontation is unavoidable; to be locked in an inevitable encounter”.
在狭窄的道路上相遇。比喻仇人相遇,互不兼容。亦作“狭路相逢”。