他鄉遇故知 (taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1) — run into an old friend in a foreign pla… in Cantonese

taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故ziˉ¹知

简他乡遇故知

Mandarin Pinyin: ta1 xiang1 yu4 gu4 zhi1

Meaning of 他鄉遇故知

nounrun into an old friend in a foreign place:

noun他鄉 literally means "other township/countryside", refering to somewhere foreign, not your hometown.

noun故知literally means "history-knowing", refering to someone who knows your history and story, thus an old friend.

hái喺ngoiˍ₆外gwok3,國，keoiˏ₅佢taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故zi1.知。

Abroad, he encountered an old acquaintance in a foreign land.

zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故zi1!知！

What a coincidence meeting an old friend abroad!

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度douˉ¹都keoiˏ₅佢taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故zi1.知。

Even here, he met someone from home.

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好hoiˉ¹開sam1,心，taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故zi1.知。

He was so happy to meet an old friend abroad.

guˊ²估mˎ₄唔dou3,到，taaˉ¹他hoengˉ¹鄉jyuˍ₆遇gu˗₃故zi1.知。

Unexpectedly, met an old acquaintance abroad.

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