like draws to like(tóng lèi xiāng qiú)
like draws to like
In Chinese, Pinyin is t ó NGL è IXI ā ngqi ú, which means that the same kind of things converge with each other. It comes from the biography of Boyi in historical records by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It is easy for them to combine.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: congenial antonym: out of place
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian's biography of Boyi in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty said, "the same kind of things, the same kind of things, the cloud from the dragon, the wind from the tiger."
Idiom explanation
Refers to the aggregation of things of the same kind.
Idiom story
In the Western Han Dynasty, Jia Yi believed that Boyi and Shuqi died of starvation in Shouyang mountain in the last years of the Shang Dynasty. Confucius wrote a monument for them and believed that people with virtue would die for fame and integrity. Why did Confucius set up a monument for them? It's because people with the same morality will be like each other.
Chinese PinYin : tóng lèi xiāng qiú
like draws to like
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waste all the previous efforts
waste all the previous efforts. qián gōng jiē qì
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As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle
As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle. zhǐ yào gōng fū shēn，tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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look up to the past and look down on the present
look up to the past and look down on the present. zūn gǔ bēi jīn
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a good sword remains always sharp
a good sword remains always sharp. bǎo dāo bù lǎo
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be infatuated with the old and decayed
be infatuated with the old and decayed. mí liàn hài gǔ
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In contrast with each other
In contrast with each other. xíng yǐng xiāng duì
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