Dictionary/萍水相逢

萍水相逢

萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ
HSK 7-9core 10k
1strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

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guān关shān山nán难yuè越,shéi谁bēi悲shī失lù路zhī之rén人。píng shuǐ xiāng féng萍水相逢,jìn尽shì是tā他xiāng乡zhī之kè客。
关山难越,谁悲失路之人。萍水相逢,尽是他乡之客。
The mountain passes are hard to cross; who will mourn for those who have lost their way? Meeting by chance like drifting duckweed, we are all but travelers in a foreign land.
他两个萍水相逢,年相若,貌相似,谭吐应对之间,彼此敬慕。
The two met entirely by chance. Being of similar age and appearance, they quickly found themselves admiring one another as they conversed.

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