zong6 hau2 zong6 min6撞口撞面
Jyutpingzong6 hau2 zong6 min6
Yalejohng háu johng mihn
Definition
To run into someone constantly; to regularly cross paths or come across someone in daily life.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
This expression specifically describes the frequency of chance encounters in a shared environment like a neighborhood or workplace. It carries a sense of inevitability due to proximity rather than intentional planning. It is most commonly used to explain why two people have become familiar with each other despite perhaps not being close friends.
Examples
We run into each other all the time, how could I not know you?
We bump into each other in the estate, we are all neighbors.
Related words
Common phrases
to bump into each other all the time
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a single, one-off meeting. It strictly implies repeated, habitual encounters over a period of time.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
