粵

冤jyun1家gaa1路lou6窄zaak3

jyun1 gaa1 lou6 zaak3yuān jiā lù zhǎi

English

  1. lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)
  2. fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
  3. inevitable confrontation; literally: enemies meet in a narrow way

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無可避免要面對自己嘅死對頭

Examples

  • 咁都撞到佢,真係冤家路窄。

    What a coincidence! I have to inevitably confront him now.

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

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