狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng

fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
狹 xiá
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