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冤家路窄 — “Adversaries on a narrow path”

冤家路窄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Enemies are bound to meet, especially in unexpected or unavoidable circumstances; it's a small world for adversaries”. Literally, “Adversaries on a narrow path”.

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冤家路窄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 冤yuān
  • 家jiā
  • 路lù
  • 窄zhǎi

冤家路窄 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冤
yuān10be wronged or suffer injustice
家
jiā10family home or expert
路
lù13road, path, way, route
窄
zhǎi10narrow

Example Sentence with 冤家路窄

小张和他的竞争对手在一场行业交流会上意外相遇,他心里暗想:“真是冤家路窄啊!”
Xiao Zhang unexpectedly met his competitor at an industry exchange event, thinking to himself, "What a small world for adversaries!"

Idioms Related to 冤家路窄

Synonyms of 冤家路窄

  • bù不qī期ér而yù遇meet unexpectedly
  • xiá狭lù路xiāng相féng逢unavoidable confrontation between rivals
  • píng萍shuǐ水xiāng相féng逢meet by chance

Antonyms of 冤家路窄

  • shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂miss a golden opportunity

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jia家lù路xiá狭Adversaries are destined to meet
  • 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

Questions about 冤家路窄

What does 冤家路窄 mean?
冤家路窄 (yuān jiā lù zhǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Enemies are bound to meet, especially in unexpected or unavoidable circumstances; it's a small world for adversaries”.
How do you pronounce 冤家路窄?
冤家路窄 is pronounced yuān jiā lù zhǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冤家路窄 literally mean?
Literally, 冤家路窄 means “Adversaries on a narrow path”. It is used to mean “Enemies are bound to meet, especially in unexpected or unavoidable circumstances; it's a small world for adversaries”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冤家路窄?
仇敌相逢在窄路上。指仇人或不愿意见面的人偏偏相遇。
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