冤家路窄 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. for enemies, the road is narrow
• fig. rivals inevitably cross paths

Character by character

• 冤yuāngrievance, injustice, wrong
• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
• 路lùroad, path, street; journey
• 窄zhǎinarrow, tight; narrow-minded

Idioms sharing a character

• 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
• 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
• 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
• 保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó
• 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
• 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
• 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
• 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā
• 丧家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn
• 四海为家 sì hǎi wéi jiā

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