badgers from the same hill; birds of a feather
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
badgers from the same hill; birds of a feather (derogatory)
derogatoryUsed to describe bad people who are of the same ilk, with no qualitative difference between them. The term is strongly derogatory and implies moral condemnation.
Zhè这
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
dōu都
shì是
yī一
qiū丘
zhī之
hé貉
。
These corrupt officials are all birds of a feather.
Tā他
men们
liǎng两
gè个
shì是
yī一
qiū丘
zhī之
hé貉
，
shuí谁
yě也
bié别
shuō说
shuí谁
bù不
hǎo好
。
Those two are jackals from the same lair; neither one can criticize the other.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Zhè这
jǐ几
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
lǎo老
bǎn板
shì是
yī一
qiū丘
zhī之
hé貉
，
yòng用
de的
dōu都
shì是
qī欺
piàn骗
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
。
The bosses of these companies are all the same, using tactics to deceive consumers.