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冤家路窄

yuān jiā lù zhǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

冤家路窄 冤家路窄 [yuan1 jia1 lu4 zhai3] /lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)/fig. rivals inevitably cross paths/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 冤
    yuān

    injustice / grievance / wrong

  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / 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:個|个[gè]

  • 路
    lù

    road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind

    Lù

    surname Lu

  • 窄
    zhǎi

    narrow / narrow-minded / badly off

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.