同类相吸
tóng​lèi​xiāng​xī

like attracts like

  • created sense approved 同类相吸/同類相吸 · tóng​lèi​xiāng​xī · like attracts like — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    同类相吸 / 同類相吸

    tóng​lèi​xiāng​xī

    like attracts like

    Used to describe how people with similar interests or characters are naturally drawn to each other.

    同类 (literal) → 同类/同類 · tóng​lèi · the same kind 相吸 (literal) → 相吸 · xiāng​xī · to attract each other; mutual attraction

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