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冤家路狭 — “Adversaries on a narrow road”

冤家路狭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Adversaries or people who wish to avoid each other are destined to meet, often unexpectedly and unavoidably”. Literally, “Adversaries on a narrow road”.

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冤家路狭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冤家路狭 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冤
yuān10be wronged or suffer injustice
家
jia10family home or expert
路
lù13road, path, way, route
狭
xiá9narrow, restricted

Example Sentence with 冤家路狭

没想到在这里竟然又碰到了他,真是冤家路狭啊!
I can't believe I ran into him here again; it's truly a case of adversaries being bound to meet!

Idioms Related to 冤家路狭

Synonyms of 冤家路狭

  • yuān冤jiā家lù路zhǎi窄Enemies are bound to meet

More idioms starting with 冤

  • yuān冤chóu仇kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve grudges, don't create new ones
  • yuān冤jiǎ假cuò错àn案unjust, false, and wrong cases
  • yuān冤yuān冤xiāng相bào报Revenge breeds revenge
  • yuān冤gè各yǒu有tóu头,,zhài债gè各yǒu有zhǔ主Find the one responsible
  • yuān冤tiān天qū屈dì地feel extremely wronged and aggrieved
  • yuān冤rú如xiàng巷bó伯grievously wronged like Xiang Bo
  • yuān冤jia家kě可jiě解bù不kě可jié结Resolve enmities, don't foster them
  • yuān冤jiā家yí宜jiě解bù不yí宜jié结resolve disputes, not escalate them
  • yuān冤jiā家duì对tóu头sworn enemies
  • yuān冤yǒu有tóu头,,zhài债yǒu有zhǔ主Find the true person responsible
  • yuān冤chén沉hǎi海dǐ底deep injustice unlikely to be redressed

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What does 冤家路狭 mean?

冤家路狭 (yuān jia lù xiá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Adversaries or people who wish to avoid each other are destined to meet, often unexpectedly and unavoidably”.

How do you pronounce 冤家路狭?

冤家路狭 is pronounced yuān jia lù xiá in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冤家路狭 literally mean?

Literally, 冤家路狭 means “Adversaries on a narrow road”. It is used to mean “Adversaries or people who wish to avoid each other are destined to meet, often unexpectedly and unavoidably”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冤家路狭?

指仇人或不愿意相见的人,偏偏容易碰见,来不及回避。

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