Suīshuō zhǐshì yīmiànzhīyuán, wǒ què yìnxiàng shēnkè.
Though we met only once, I remember it vividly.
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Recorded in 红楼梦 chapter 1, where the magic stone is said to have "a one-meeting fate" with the protagonist. The phrase frames a single encounter as a predestined yuánfèn.
usage
Often used to downplay closeness: "I barely know them, we only had 一面之缘".
