every time or on each occasion that something happens

to meet or come across, often unexpectedly or after a long separation

to meet again after a long period of separation; to be reunited

extremely rare; occurring only once in a long time, as if once in a thousand years

to just happen to coincide with

at holiday times and festivals; on festive occasions

for enemies, rivals, or opponents to meet unexpectedly or be forced into a direct clash

to benefit from both sides; to maneuver skillfully in social or political situations for personal gain

strangers meeting by chance

to participate in social entertainment or activities briefly for the sake of the occasion

born before one's ideas, talents, or vision could be understood or appreciated by society

to meet again after a long period of separation

to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless

to fawn on or ingratiate oneself with someone to gain favor

doubly homesick for one's dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei)

to encounter (something unpleasant)

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

to be evenly matched in skill or ability; to encounter an opponent of equal caliber.

it's a small world

on the happy occasion of

To get a new lease on life or experience a resurgence after a period of decline or hopelessness.

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet; used to express the joy of drinking and talking with close friends

Qiu Fengjia (1864-1912), a prominent Taiwanese Hakkanese poet and revolutionary

to happen to be in the right place at the right time

to act submissively or compromise one's own principles to flatter and please others

To come across something scary; to have a fright.

to occur at exactly the right moment or time; to be highly timely

to tell anyone one happens to meet

when it rains, it pours; misfortunes never come singly