他鄉遇故知 [－乡－－－]

Jyutping taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1
Pinyin tā xiāng yù gù zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    喺​外地​遇到​熟人​（​而​感到​高興​）
    feeling happy to bump into old friends in a foreign place
    • 他鄉遇故知認真開心，得閒再飲茶。
      他乡遇故知认真开心，得闲再饮茶。
      taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 jing2 zan1 hoi1 sam1, dak1 haan4 zoi3 jam2 caa4.
      Great seeing you again in this foreign place. We should meet and have dimsum later.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase
    to meet an old friend in a foreign place
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    他乡遇故知
    他鄉遇故知
    • bumping into old friends in a foreign place
  2. Cantonese
    他乡遇故知认真开心，得闲再饮茶。
    他鄉遇故知認真開心，得閒再飲茶。
    taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 jing2 zan1 hoi1 sam1, dak1 haan4 zoi3 jam2 caa4.
    • Great seeing you again in this foreign place. We should meet and have dimsum later.