天下老鸦一般黑 — “Bad people or corrupt practices are much the same everywhere”
天下老鸦一般黑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bad people or corrupt practices are much the same everywhere”. Human nature's flaws are universal. Literally, “All crows under heaven are equally black”.
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What does 天下老鸦一般黑 mean?
天下老鸦一般黑 (tiān xià lǎo yā yī bān hēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bad people or corrupt practices are much the same everywhere”.
How do you pronounce 天下老鸦一般黑?
天下老鸦一般黑 is pronounced tiān xià lǎo yā yī bān hēi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天下老鸦一般黑 literally mean?
Literally, 天下老鸦一般黑 means “All crows under heaven are equally black”. It is used to mean “Bad people or corrupt practices are much the same everywhere”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天下老鸦一般黑?
比喻坏人坏事各地都差不多，到处都是一样黑暗