狹路相逢
Characters and words in 狹路相逢
narrow / narrow-minded
road / CL:條|条[tiao2] / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
相
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木
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目
:
Mnemonic symbol: I take "eye" and "tree" as resembling an ent, an alive tree. Xi Shi (xi) portrays (相) an ent (相) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). Unfortunately she's really bad at painting, and her portrait resembles more a Christmas tree (木). The Eye of Providence (目) enters and, just from the shape of the Christmas Tree, instantly recognizes its own portrait (相).
to meet by chance / to come across / (of a calendar event) to come along / (of an event) to fall on (a particular day) / to fawn upon
逢
=
夆
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辶
:
Mnemonic symbol: a blind date.
Frankenstein's Monster (f) is very nervous as he is waiting for his blind date (逢) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As a recognition sign he wears a gladiator sandal on his head (辶). Because he has been waiting for two hours already he is also very angry and ready to butt (夆) his date any moment it appears.
Frankenstein's Monster (f) is very nervous as he is waiting for his blind date (逢) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As a recognition sign he wears a gladiator sandal on his head (辶). Because he has been waiting for two hours already he is also very angry and ready to butt (夆) his date any moment it appears.
Words with 狹路相逢
狹路相逢
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Sentences with 狹路相逢
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