冤家路窄 — Chinese idiom
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
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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