冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
Pinyin

Definition

冤家路窄
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yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家
jiā
  1. 1 see 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo]
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
家人
jiā rén
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 (one's) family
玩家
wán jiā
  1. 1 player (of a game)
  2. 2 enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
路
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
一路
yī lù
  1. 1 the whole journey
  2. 2 all the way
  3. 3 going the same way
  4. 4 going in the same direction
  5. 5 of the same kind
上路
shàng lù
  1. 1 to start on a journey
  2. 2 to be on one's way
人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 CL:戶|户[hù],家[jiā]
企业家
qǐ yè jiā
  1. 1 entrepreneur
作家
zuò jiā
  1. 1 author
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
家伙
jiā huo
  1. 1 variant of 家伙[jiā huo]
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
冤
yuān
  1. 1 injustice
  2. 2 grievance
  3. 3 wrong
冤家
yuān jia
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe
  3. 3 (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
冤枉
yuān wang
  1. 1 to accuse wrongly
  2. 2 to treat unjustly
  3. 3 injustice
  4. 4 wronged
  5. 5 not worthwhile
出路
chū lù
  1. 1 a way out (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 opportunity for advancement
  3. 3 a way forward
  4. 4 outlet (for one's products)
到家
dào jiā
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
合家
hé jiā
  1. 1 whole family
  2. 2 entire household

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
  1. 1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
  1. 1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an open secret
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没问题！哎，那不是丽丽和刘翔吗？真是冤家路窄。
méi wèntí ！āi ，nà bù shì Lìli hé Liú Xiáng ma ？zhēnshì yuānjiālùzhǎi 。
Not a problem! Hey, isn't that Lili and Liu Xiang? We just can't escape that snake.
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