associate oneself with undesirable elements
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó ngch é NH é w ū, which means people who behave in the same way as the common people and in the same dirty world. It comes from book collection, biography of minister, di Renjie.
The origin of Idioms
Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty, in his collection of books, biography of the minister, di Renjie, said: "the same dust and the same dirt, the same snake with the world."
Idiom usage
Used as predicate, attribute, object, etc
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: go together with others
Chinese PinYin : tóng chén hé wū
associate oneself with undesirable elements
make amends for previous faults by some good services. yǐ gōng bǔ guò
check evidence of both parties at court. duì bù gōng táng
try to make an ox drink by forcing his head into the water. niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu
pressed breast to back and shoulder to shoulder. yā jiān dié bèi