kỳ ngộ
Definition
Verb: * To meet in an unusual or unexpected way; to have a chance or remarkable encounter. This word describes a meeting that is not planned, often considered strange, coincidental, or fateful. It emphasizes the unusual or memorable nature of the encounter.
Usage
The word kỳ ngộ is a literary and somewhat formal term. It is used to describe a meeting that feels special due to its unexpected, coincidental, or extraordinary circumstances. It is not used for ordinary, planned meetings.
Examples
- (They had a memorable chance encounter on the cross-Vietnam train.)
- (The story tells of the unexpected meeting between a poet and a stranger who was a soldier.)
- (It is truly a rare and remarkable encounter to meet an old friend in such a strange place like this.)
Advanced Usage
- Cuộc kỳ ngộ: This noun phrase means "the unusual/remarkable encounter."
- Cuộc kỳ ngộ ấy đã thay đổi cuộc đời anh. (That remarkable encounter changed his life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gặp gỡ (verb): To meet. This is the common, neutral word for "to meet."
- Tình cờ gặp (verb phrase): To meet by chance/accident. This is a more everyday way to express an unplanned meeting.
- Hội ngộ (verb): To reunite, to meet again (often after a long separation). It implies a planned or longed-for reunion, unlike the unexpected nature of .
Synonyms
- Chạm mặt (verb, informal): To run into someone, to bump into someone.
- Tương phùng (verb, literary): To meet (often by fate or chance). It is very similar in tone and meaning to .
Related Idioms
- Hữu duyên thiên lý năng tương ngộ: This proverb means "If destined, you can meet even across a thousand miles." It relates to the concept of a fated or remarkable meeting like a .
verb
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to meet in an unusual way
