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冤家

yuān jia

2-character word

What 冤家 means

1. enemy
2. foe
3. (in opera) sweetheart or destined love

The characters in 冤家

• 冤yuāninjustice; grievance; wrong
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Words starting with 冤家

• 冤家对头yuān jiā duì tóuenemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy
• 冤家路窄yuān jiā lù zhǎilit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom); fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
• 冤家宜解不宜结yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jiéIt is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

Words containing 冤家

• 欢喜冤家huān xǐ yuān jiaquarrelsome but loving couple
• 不是冤家不聚头bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóudestiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)