粵

狹haap3路lou6相soeng1逢fung4

simp狭路相逢
haap3 lou6 soeng1 fung4xiá lù xiāng féng

English

  1. lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
  2. fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
  3. to meet with someone one does not want to see; literally: to meet on a narrow road

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 兩個人喺一條好窄嘅路度，迎面向對方行過去的話，無可避免會見到面；比喻仇人相遇

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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