kì ngộ
Definition
- Noun:
- A strange or remarkable encounter; an unusual meeting: Refers to an unexpected, often surprising or memorable meeting between people, typically with an element of chance or fate.
- A fortuitous encounter: Specifically denotes a meeting that happens by chance but feels significant or serendipitous.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cuộc gặp gỡ giữa họ thực sự là một kì ngộ. (Their meeting was truly a remarkable encounter.)
- Tôi không ngờ lại có kì ngộ với người bạn cũ ở nơi xa lạ như vậy. (I didn't expect to have a fortuitous encounter with an old friend in such an unfamiliar place.)
Advanced Usage
- "kỳ ngộ": This is a common alternate spelling. The meaning is identical.
- Câu chuyện kể về một kỳ ngộ đẹp đẽ. (The story tells of a beautiful serendipitous meeting.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gặp gỡ (v/n): To meet / a meeting. This is the general, neutral term.
- Tương phùng (v/n, literary): To meet again after a long separation; a reunion. This term carries a stronger connotation of fate and long-awaited reunion than "kì ngộ".
- Ngẫu nhiên (adj): Random, fortuitous. Describes the nature of the event.
Synonyms
- Cuộc gặp tình cờ: A chance meeting.
- Sự gặp gỡ kỳ lạ / đặc biệt: A strange / special meeting.
Related Idioms
- "Hữu duyên thiên lý năng tương ngộ": A proverb meaning "If destined, even from a thousand miles away you can meet." This idiom captures the fated, remarkable essence of a "kì ngộ".
- Chuyến đi này đã chứng minh câu nói "hữu duyên thiên lý năng tương ngộ". (This trip proved the saying, "If destined, even from a thousand miles away you can meet.")