run across an old friend in a distant land

run across an old friend in a distant land

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā Xi ā NGG ù Zh, which means to meet old friends or acquaintances in other places. It's from stone point, greedy six courtyards of Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

To meet a good friend

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: old knowledge in a foreign land

The origin of Idioms

Ming Dynasty natural wise old man "stone point · greedy Han six courtyards sell romantic" said: "the hometown, especially intimate."

Idiom explanation

Old friends, acquaintances. Meet old friends or acquaintances in other places.