birds of a feather flock together; like attracts like
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
things of one kind come together; birds of a feather flock together (often implying negative association)
Originally neutral, describing how similar things naturally group together. In modern usage, it often carries a negative connotation when describing how bad people associate with one another. Commonly paired with the phrase '人以群分' (people are divided into groups).
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.
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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.