逢 Stroke Order

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

coincide with

on the happy occasion of

every time / on each occasion / whenever

lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face

strangers coming together by chance (idiom)

curry favour with sb. / flatter and fawn on ... / flatter and toady / go out of one's way to curry favour

Gong Feng

be present in person on the grand occasion / be personally present at the gala occasion

to fawn on / to ingratiate oneself / (literary) to meet face to face

to just happen to coincide with

Encounter

to meet (by chance) / to come across

to encounter (sth unpleasant)

extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon

at the Chinese New Year or other festivities

to meet again / to be reunited / reunion

lit. to strike water right and left (idiom) / fig. to turn everything into gold / to have everything going one's way / to benefit from both sides

to meet again after a long period of separation

to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament

coincide with... / right on the occasion of...

lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions

born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time