同类相求 — “Things of the same kind naturally come together”
同类相求 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things of the same kind naturally come together”. Like attracts like. Literally, “Like seeks like”.
同类相求 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 同类相求
During the Western Han Dynasty, Jia Yi believed that Bo Yi and Shu Qi, who starved to death on Shouyang Mountain for refusing to eat the millet of the Zhou Dynasty, possessed great integrity.
Confucius honored them by erecting a monument, recognizing that virtuous individuals would die for their principles and reputation.
The reason Confucius did so was precisely because 'like seeks like' (同类相求); people with similar moral values naturally resonate and connect with each other.
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More idioms starting with 同
- tóng同yè业xiāng相chóu仇competitors are often at odds
- tóng同chóu仇dí敌kài忾share a common hatred for the enemy
- tóng同chóu仇dí敌kǎi慨unite in common hatred against an enemy
- tóng同xiū休gòng共qī戚share joy and sorrow
- tóng同xiū休děng等qī戚share joys and sorrows
- tóng同chū出yī一zhé辙cut from the same cloth
- tóng同lì利xiāng相sǐ死share interests, die for each other
- tóng同lì力xié协qì契unite and make concerted efforts
- tóng同gōng功yī一tǐ体share same achievements and status
- tóng同mìng命yùn运gòng共hū呼xī吸share common destiny and interests
- tóng同chuí垂bù不xiǔ朽achieve immortal fame together
- tóng同táng堂xiōng兄dì弟paternal cousins
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Open the tool →Questions about 同类相求
What does 同类相求 mean?
同类相求 (tóng lèi xiāng qiú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things of the same kind naturally come together”.
How do you pronounce 同类相求?
同类相求 is pronounced tóng lèi xiāng qiú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 同类相求 literally mean?
Literally, 同类相求 means “Like seeks like”. It is used to mean “Things of the same kind naturally come together”.
Where does 同类相求 come from?
同类相求 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 同类相求?
指物之同类者互相聚合。