The same source and the same flow(tóng yuán gòng liú)

The same source and the same flow

Chinese idioms, Pinyin is t ó ngyu á ng ò ngli ú, meaning the same source and direction; metaphor of the same, unified. From Dabin opera.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's "Dabin opera" in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "it's based on six harmonies, all of which are of the same origin and flow together, bathing in Xuande and admiring Dahu."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.

Chinese PinYin : tóng yuán gòng liú