狹路相逢

Chinese

			to meet by chance; to bump into each other; to run into each other
trad. (狹路相逢)		狹路	相逢
simp. (狭路相逢)		狭路	相逢
variant forms		相逢狹路／相逢狭路
Literally: “to meet each other on a narrow path”.

Etymology

From “Xiang Feng Xing” (《相逢行》), a yuefu poem of the Han dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiálùxiāngféng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄈㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haap⁶ lou⁶ soeng¹ fung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiálùxiāngféng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄈㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyaluhshiangferng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä³⁵ lu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haap⁶ lou⁶ soeng¹ fung⁴
  - Yale: haahp louh sēung fùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haap⁹ lou⁶ soeng¹ fung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hab⁶ lou⁶ sêng¹ fung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /häːp̚² lou̯²² sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

狹路相逢

to come into unavoidable confrontation

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