| 冤家路窄 |
yuān jiā lù zhǎi |
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths |
| 冤 |
yuān |
injustice / grievance / wrong |
| 冤 |
yuān |
old variant of 冤 |
| 冤家 |
yuān jia |
enemy / foe / (in opera) sweetheart or destined love |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
| 路 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 路 |
lù |
road (CL:条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 窄 |
zhǎi |
narrow / narrow-minded / badly off |