冤家路窄

Chinese

enemy; foe; opponent
enemy; foe; opponent; sweetheart; destined love
 
 road; path; way narrow
trad. (冤家路窄) 冤家 路 窄
simp. #(冤家路窄) 冤家 路 窄
Literally: “the road is narrow for bitter enemies”.

Etymology

From the novel Journey to the West.

Pronunciation

Idiom

冤家路窄

  1. much as one wants to, one cannot avoid one's enemy

Synonyms

  • (Hokkien) 冤家路頭狹 / 冤家路头狭
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