Birds of a feather flock together(fāng yǐ lèi jù，wù yǐ qún fēn)

Birds of a feather flock together

The birds of a feather flock together. It originally refers to that all kinds of recipes are gathered together because of the same kind, and all kinds of things are distinguished because of different kinds. The latter refers to the aggregation of people or things according to their nature.

Fang: the method of treating Tao; Wu: things.

Explanation of words

[words] a group of things come together, a group of things come together. F ā ngy ǐ L è ij ù w ù y ǐ Q ú NF ē n [usage] is used for people or things. [structure] complex sentence idiom [example] in Nie Gannu's on the leader of Tongtian sect: "all things come together by category, and all things come together by group. In Wang Anshi's words, it's" animals come out of their doors, and the reason why this person doesn't come! " The so-called ~, originally is the brother who responds to the demand, why not sad truth. Chapter 107 of the three heroes and five righteousness written by Shi Yukun in Qing Dynasty [explanation] "Fang" is not properly interpreted as "Fang Shu". Fang Shu is equivalent to method and discipline. "Clustering" refers to the gathering of the same kind, and "clustering" seems to be "clustering". In fact, after the thing is divided into "clustering", for the "clustering", it is still clustering. It's just that the scope of analogy group is larger. If it's Fangshu, it becomes a specific "technology", and the original intention is to distinguish, how can it be clustering? Shen shanzeng's "return to my Zhuangzi" explains that "Ziyou said:" dare to ask for his prescription? " "Fang", in the pre Qin period, refers to a larger aggregate than "Lei". According to Mo Zi · Jing Shuo Xia, "each side has its own way." In the book of changes, it is said that "all things are like, and all things are like." Nan Huaijin's biography of the book of changes explains "Fang" and its position. In fact, the meaning is similar, and the scope is from large to small. It is explained as follows: the populations from different directions gather in groups, and all things in the world are divided in groups (as a result, many groups are formed, and because of the lack of original resources, there must be a struggle for interests), so the idea of good or bad comes into being. The state of mind of the party who gains the benefits of resources is auspicious, while the state of mind of the party who loses resources is ominous. If we make this truth clear, we will know how to seek good fortune and avoid evil. in ancient times, "things" represented all things, including people. Later, it evolved into "people gather by category, things divide by group", which distinguishes people from things. This is called "human". It is human centered, which is far away from the simple dialectics in the book of changes.

example

During the Warring States period, there was a famous scholar named Chunyu Kun in the state of Qi. He was erudite and eloquent, and was appointed a doctor of Qi. He often used fables, folklores and anecdotes to admonish the king of Qi, instead of persuading him by telling the truth, but he often got unexpected results. Once, King Xuan of Qi wanted to attack the state of Wei. He actively mobilized the army and collected food and grass to supplement the army. As a result, the Treasury was empty and the people were poor. Some people had fled to other countries. Chunyu Kun was very worried about this, so he went to see King Xuan of Qi. King Xuan of Qi loved to hear stories. Chunyu Kun threw himself in his favor and said, "I've heard a story recently, and I want to tell it to the king." King Xuan of Qi said, "well, I haven't heard your story for a long time." Chunyu Kun said, "there is a black dog named Han Zilu, who is the fastest dog in the world. There is a rabbit named dongguoqun, which is the most cunning rabbit in the world. One day, Han Zizhan chased dongguoqun, ran around the mountain for three times, and then turned the top of the mountain for five times. The rabbit was exhausted in front of him, and the dog was exhausted in the back. Both of them were exhausted on the mountainside. A farmer saw it and got the bargain without any effort. " When King Xuan of Qi heard something in Chunyu Kun's language, he said with a smile, "what do you want to teach me, sir?" Chunyu Kun said, "now that Qi and Wei are at loggerheads, the armies of both sides are very tired, and the people of the two countries are suffering. I'm afraid that powerful countries such as Qin and Chu are waiting behind, just like old peasants, ready to pick up the cheap." After hearing this, Qi Xuangong thought it was reasonable, so he ordered to stop attacking the state of Wei. King Xuan of Qi liked to recruit talents, so he asked Chunyu Kun to recommend talents. Within one day, Chunyu Kun recommended seven talented people to King Xuan of Qi. King Xuan of Qi was very surprised, so he asked Chunyu Kun, "I heard that talent is very rare. If you can find a sage in a thousand years, it's like there are many sages standing side by side. If there is a sage in a hundred years, it's like the sages come heel to heel. Now, you recommend Seven Sages in one day, isn't there too many sages?" Chunyu Kun replied, "I can't say that. You know, birds of the same kind always fly together, and beasts of the same kind always act together. If people go to shuize depression to look for herbs like Bupleurum and Platycodon grandiflorum, they may never find them; if they go to the back of liangwenshan, they can find them by car. This is because similar things in the world always come together. I'm Chunyu Kunda. I'm also a sage. So let me recommend a sage just as easily as taking water from the Yellow River and making fire from flint. I'd like to recommend some more sages to you, not only these seven

Chinese PinYin : fāng yǐ lèi jù，wù yǐ qún fēn