蜣螂抱粪 — “Dung beetle embracing dung”
蜣螂抱粪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to people with similar unsavory tastes, bad habits, or questionable characters gravitating towards each other; birds of a feather flock together, often with a negative connotation”. Literally, “Dung beetle embracing dung”.
蜣螂抱粪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 蜣螂抱粪
In ancient times, a scholar named Xun Xiaoling had a naturally fragrant body, earning him the reputation of 'fragrance lingering for three days'.
He boarded a merchant ship and drifted to a small island where the stench was unbearable.
There, he met an incredibly foul-smelling old man named Kong Tongchou. Kong Tongchou was in charge of the keys to the north gate of Dung Beetle City. He married his daughter, Awei, to Xun Xiaoling and gave him bars of red gold.
From then on, Xun Xiaoling also became incredibly foul-smelling.
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What does 蜣螂抱粪 mean?
蜣螂抱粪 (qiāng láng bào fèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to people with similar unsavory tastes, bad habits, or questionable characters gravitating towards each other; birds of a feather flock together, often with a negative connotation”.
How do you pronounce 蜣螂抱粪?
蜣螂抱粪 is pronounced qiāng láng bào fèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蜣螂抱粪 literally mean?
Literally, 蜣螂抱粪 means “Dung beetle embracing dung”. It is used to mean “refers to people with similar unsavory tastes, bad habits, or questionable characters gravitating towards each other; birds of a feather flock together, often with a negative connotation”.
Where does 蜣螂抱粪 come from?
蜣螂抱粪 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 蜣螂抱粪?
蜣螂：屎壳郎。形容臭味相投