相逢
soeng1 fung4xiāng féng
English
- to meet (by chance)
- to come across
- to meet with someone
粵語 — Cantonese
- 兩個人同時遇上對方
Examples
有缘千里来相会,无缘对面不相逢。
Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
關山難越,誰悲失路之人。萍水相逢,盡是他鄉之客。
The mountain passes are hard to cross; who will mourn for those who have lost their way? Meeting by chance like drifting duckweed, we are all but travelers in a foreign land.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
他兩個萍水相逢,年相若,貌相似,譚吐應對之間,彼此敬慕。
The two met entirely by chance. Being of similar age and appearance, they quickly found themselves admiring one another as they conversed.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk