鉢はち合あわせ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

bumping of heads; head-on collision

Literal physical collision of heads or objects; often used for accidental bumps.

• 廊ろう下かで同どう僚りょうと鉢はち合あわせして、お互たがいの頭あたまをぶつけた。

  I bumped heads with a colleague in the hallway, hitting each other's heads.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

running into; encountering unexpectedly

Figurative use for unexpectedly meeting someone or something, often with a negative or awkward connotation.

• 駅えきで嫌いやな奴やつと鉢はち合あわせした。

  I ran into an unpleasant guy at the station.

• 会かい議ぎでライバル会社がいしゃの社しゃ長ちょうと鉢はち合あわせになった。

  I unexpectedly encountered the president of a rival company at the meeting.