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冤家
yuānjia
1.
enemy
2.
foe
3.
(in opera) sweetheart or destined love
Uncommon • Top 31%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (5)
冤家对头
yuānjiāduìtóu
enemy (idiom); opponent
冤家路窄
yuānjiālùzhǎi
lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
欢喜冤家
huānxǐyuānjia
quarrelsome but loving couple
不是冤家不聚头
bùshìyuānjiābùjùtóu
destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
冤家宜解不宜结
yuānjiāyíjiěbùyíjié
It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
- 25,749 of 84,292