他乡遇故知

Traditional: 他鄉遇故知

tā xiāng yù gù zhī

Dictionary entry

meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)

What does 他乡遇故知 mean?

他乡遇故知 (tā xiāng yù gù zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)

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他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his · (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])乡xiāngcountry or countryside · native place 遇Yùsurname Yu 故gùhappening · instance 知zhīto know · to be aware

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他乡遇故知

tā xiāng yù gù zhī

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