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狹路相逢

简狭路相逢 · 繁狹路相逢

Mandarin · pinyin xiá lù xiāng féng

lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face

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狹: Look up this written character
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
逢: féng · come upon, happen meet; flatter
狭: xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded

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2–4–1–2 · xia2 lu4 xiang1 feng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haap3 lou6 soeng1 fung4

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(idiomatic) to come into unavoidable confrontation

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