物以类聚,人以群分 in English wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 , ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Similar things group together, similar people fit together (idiomatic expression); Birds of a feather flock together.

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Pinyin

wu4 yi3 lei4 ju4 , ren2 yi3 qun2 fen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

wu4thing yi3old variant of 以[yi3] lei4kind ju4to congregate ren2man yi3old variant of 以[yi3] qun2variant of 群[qun2] fen1to divide