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缘悭一面
yuán​qiān​yī​miàn

to miss a chance to meet someone

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 缘 緣 yuán noun
    fate
    (bound form) fate; predestination; the karmic connection or destiny that brings people together
  2. 悭 慳 qiān
    to lack
    (bound form) to lack; to be short of; to miss out on
  3. 一面 yī​miàn numeral
    once
    (literary) Used to indicate meeting someone one time, as seen in the phrase 一面之交 yī​miàn​zhī​jiāo