enemies bound to meet; inevitable encounter with one's enemy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road; one's enemy is bound to be encountered
Used to express the frustration or irony of unexpectedly meeting someone one wishes to avoid, especially an enemy or rival.
Zhēn真
shì是
yuān冤
jiā家
lù路
zhǎi窄
，
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
yòu又
yù遇
jiàn见
tā他
le了
。
It's really a case of enemies meeting on a narrow path—I ran into him again here.
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
yuān冤
jiā家
lù路
zhǎi窄
，
wǒ我
men们
liǎng两
gè个
yòu又
fēn分
dào到
le了
tóng同
yī一
gè个
bān班
jí级
。
I didn't expect that enemies would meet on a narrow path—the two of us were assigned to the same class again.
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Zhè这
shì世
jiè界
zhēn真
xiǎo小
，
yuān冤
jiā家
lù路
zhǎi窄
，
jìng竟
rán然
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
pèng碰
shàng上
le了
。
It's such a small world; enemies meet on a narrow path—we actually ran into each other here.