birds of a feather flock together(rén yǐ qún fēn)

birds of a feather flock together

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R é NY ǐ Q ú NF ē n, which means that people form groups according to their conduct and hobbies, so they can distinguish from each other; it means that good people always make friends with good people, and bad people always get together with bad people. It comes from the book of changes.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, the first part of the book of songs says, "the good and the bad are born when the good and the bad are born."

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, King Xuan of Qi asked the debater Chun Yu Kun to recommend Seven Sages a day. King Xuan was surprised and asked if he was making up for the number. Chunyu Kun said: "birds have birds, and beasts have beasts. You can only get Bupleurum in the mountains. There are different kinds of things. I often deal with sages, so I can recommend more sages for you. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it is often associated with "birds of a feather flock together". As the saying goes: people are divided into groups, we are not on the same road.

Chinese PinYin : rén yǐ qún fēn