緣慳一面

缘悭一面
yuánqiānyīmiàn

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

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=1 緣 yuán
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. karma
  4. fate
  5. predestined affinity
  6. margin
  7. hem
  8. edge
  9. along
=1 緣 yuàn
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to edge with lace; to rim with lace, border, etc.
  2. hem; margin
  3. to edge with lace; to rim with lace, border, etc.
2 慳 qiān stingy
3 一面 yīmiàn
  1. one side
  2. one aspect
  3. simultaneously... (and...)
  4. one's whole face