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冤
家
路
窄
[----]
Jyutping
jyun1 gaa1 lou6 zaak3
Pinyin
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)
fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
無可避免要面對自己嘅死對頭
(lit.) enemies meet in narrow way; (fig.) inevitable confrontation
咁都撞到佢,真係冤家路窄。
咁都撞到佢,真系冤家路窄。
gam2 dou1 zong6 dou2 keoi5, zan1 hai6 jyun1 gaa1 lou6 zaak3.
What a coincidence! I have to inevitably confront him now.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
much as one wants to, one cannot avoid one's enemy
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
咁都撞到佢,真系冤家路窄。
咁都撞到佢,真係冤家路窄。
gam2 dou1 zong6 dou2 keoi5, zan1 hai6 jyun1 gaa1 lou6 zaak3.
What a coincidence! I have to inevitably confront him now.