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狹路相逢
简 狭路相逢 · 繁 狹路相逢Mandarin · pinyin xiá lù xiāng féng
Meanings
- lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
- fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
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2–4–1–2 · xia2 lu4 xiang1 feng2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
haap3 lou6 soeng1 fung4
Cantonese word readings for 狹路相逢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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haap6 lou6 soeng1 fung4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to come into unavoidable confrontation
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