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wù
物
yǐ
以
lèi
类（類）
jù
聚

idiom
proverb
common

Meaning of 物以类聚

物以类聚 means things of one kind come together; birds of a feather flock together (often implying negative association). Pronounced wù yǐ lèi jù.

  • things of one kind come together; birds of a feather flock together (often implying negative association)

Definitions & Examples

Wù物
yǐ以
lèi类
jù聚
 ，
rén人
yǐ以
qún群
fēn分
 。

Birds of a feather flock together, and people of a kind fall into the same group.

Tā他
men们
jǐ几
gè个
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
dǔ赌
bó博
 ，
zhēn真
shi是
wù物
yǐ以
lèi类
jù聚
 。

They all love gambling; truly, birds of a feather flock together.

Nǐ你
kàn看
nà那
xiē些
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
guān官
yuán员
 ，
dōu都
shi是
wù物
yǐ以
lèi类
jù聚
 。

Look at those corrupt officials; they all flock together.

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