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冤家路窄
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Idiom
Chinese
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enemy
;
foe
;
opponent
enemy
;
foe
;
opponent
;
sweetheart
;
destined
love
road; path; way
narrow
trad.
(
冤家路窄
)
冤家
路
窄
simp.
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(
冤家路窄
)
冤家
路
窄
Literally:
“the road is narrow for bitter enemies”.
Etymology
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From the novel
Journey to the West
.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yuānjiālùzhǎi
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄩㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄞˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jyun
1
gaa
1
lou
6
zaak
3
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yuānjiālùzhǎi
Zhuyin
:
ㄩㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄞˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yuanjialùjhǎi
Wade–Giles
:
yüan
1
-chia
1
-lu
4
-chai
3
Yale
:
ywān-jyā-lù-jǎi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
iuanjialuhjae
Palladius
:
юаньцзялучжай
(juanʹczjalučžaj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jyun
1
gaa
1
lou
6
zaak
3
Yale
:
y
ū
n g
ā
louh jaak
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jyn
1
gaa
1
lou
6
dzaak
8
Guangdong Romanization
:
yun
1
ga
1
lou
6
zag
3
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jyːn
⁵⁵
kaː
⁵⁵
lou̯²² t͡saːk̚³/
Idiom
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冤家路窄
much as one
wants
to, one cannot
avoid
one's
enemy