同声相应，同气相求
tóng​shēng​xiāng​yìng​tóng​qì​xiāng​qiú

like attracts like

  • created sense approved 同声相应，同气相求/同聲相應，同氣相求 · tóng​shēng​xiāng​yìng​tóng​qì​xiāng​qiú · like attracts like — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    同声相应，同气相求 / 同聲相應，同氣相求

    tóng​shēng​xiāng​yìng​tóng​qì​xiāng​qiú

    like attracts like

    Literally meaning that similar sounds resonate together and similar smells attract each other; used to describe how people with similar interests or characters are naturally drawn to one another, gravitate together, and support each other.

    同声相应 (literal) → 同声相应/同聲相應 · tóng​shēng​xiāng​yìng · to act in unison ， (non_chinese) 同气相求 (literal) → 同气相求/同氣相求 · tóng​qì​xiāng​qiú · like attracts like

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