There are 6 total results for your 冤家 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
冤家 see styles |
yuān jia yuan1 jia5 yüan chia |
enemy; foe; (in opera) sweetheart or destined love |
冤家對頭 冤家对头 see styles |
yuān jiā duì tóu yuan1 jia1 dui4 tou2 yüan chia tui t`ou yüan chia tui tou |
enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy |
冤家路窄 see styles |
yuān jiā lù zhǎi yuan1 jia1 lu4 zhai3 yüan chia lu chai |
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom); fig. rivals inevitably cross paths |
歡喜冤家 欢喜冤家 see styles |
huān xǐ yuān jia huan1 xi3 yuan1 jia5 huan hsi yüan chia |
quarrelsome but loving couple |
冤家宜解不宜結 冤家宜解不宜结 see styles |
yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié yuan1 jia1 yi2 jie3 bu4 yi2 jie2 yüan chia i chieh pu i chieh |
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb) |
不是冤家不聚頭 不是冤家不聚头 see styles |
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu bu4 shi4 yuan1 jia1 bu4 ju4 tou2 pu shih yüan chia pu chü t`ou pu shih yüan chia pu chü tou |
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 6 results for "冤家" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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