同性相斥
tóng​xìng​xiāng​chì

like repels like

  • created sense approved 同性相斥 · tóng​xìng​xiāng​chì · like repels like — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    同性相斥

    tóng​xìng​xiāng​chì

    like repels like

    Used to describe how objects with the same physical charge or magnetic polarity push away from each other; also used metaphorically to mean that people with similar personalities or traits often dislike or clash with one another.

    同性 (literal) → 同性 · tóng​xìng · same nature 相斥 (literal) → 相斥 · xiāng​chì · to repel one another

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense