缘悭一面

緣慳一面
yuánqiānyīmiàn

to not have the chance or luck to meet somebody because of destiny

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Entry Composition

1 缘 yuán
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. karma
  4. fate
  5. predestined affinity
  6. margin
  7. hem
  8. edge
  9. along
2 悭 qiān stingy
3 一面 yīmiàn
  1. one side
  2. one aspect
  3. simultaneously... (and...)
  4. one's whole face