The same origin and different current
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó ngyu á NY ì Li ú, which means the beginning, the beginning and the end are the same, but the trend is different. From Ji Cui Fu by he Jingming of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
One of the poems of Ji Cui Fu written by he Jingming in the Ming Dynasty: "you will live in Hanoi and serve in the west of guanxi; you will stop from the same source and flow, and you will take care of things with your heart."
Idiom usage
It can be used as predicate, attribute and object
Chinese PinYin : tóng yuán yì liú
The same origin and different current
thinking of an old acquaintance on seeing a familiar scene. qiū shuǐ yī rén
proceed like a school of fishes , one after the other. yú guàn yàn xíng
Promoting good and dethroning evil. jìn shàn chù è
dusty rice and dirty soup -- valueless things. chén fàn tú gēng
A snake swallows an elephant when the heart is weak. rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
retire with ease and decline to accept a government post. gāo wò dōng shān
light breeze and clear moon. jī yuè guāng fēng
Chicken and insect win and lose. jī chóng dé sàng