狭路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng

fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 41190th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
狭 xiá HSK 6
narrow; narrow-minded; old variant of 狹xiá
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
逢 féng HSK 6
to meet by chance; to come across