冤家路窄

Chinese

		enemy; foe; opponent enemy; foe; opponent; sweetheart; destined love	road; path; way	narrow
simp. and trad. (冤家路窄)		冤家	路	窄
Literally: “the road is narrow for bitter enemies”.

Etymology

From the novel Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuānjiālùzhǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢㄐㄧㄚㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹ gaa¹ lou⁶ zaak³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuānjiālùzhǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢㄐㄧㄚㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuanjialuhjae
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun¹ gaa¹ lou⁶ zaak³
  - Yale: yūn gā louh jaak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹ gaa¹ lou⁶ dzaak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun¹ ga¹ lou⁶ zag³
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵ käː⁵⁵ lou̯²² t͡säːk̚³/

Idiom

冤家路窄

much as one wants to, one cannot avoid one's enemy

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