臭味相投 — “Bad smells attract each other”
臭味相投 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People with similar interests, often negative or undesirable, gravitate towards each other; birds of a feather flock together (often used in a derogatory sense)”. Literally, “bad smells attract each other”.
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臭味相投 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 臭chòu
- 味wèi
- 相xiāng
- 投tóu
臭味相投 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 臭味相投
他们都沉迷于收集老旧的漫画书，经常在二手市场里淘货，真是臭味相投。
They are both obsessed with collecting old comic books, often rummaging through flea markets; they really share similar interests.
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More idioms starting with 臭
- chòu臭bù不kě可dāng当too foul to bear
- chòu臭bù不kě可wén闻to stink unbearably or have a bad reputation
- chòu臭míng名zhāo昭zhāng彰notorious and infamous
- chòu臭míng名zhāo昭zhù著notoriously bad reputation
- chòu臭míng名yuǎn远yáng扬infamous reputation spreads far
- chòu臭ròu肉lái来yíng蝇Flawed character attracts trouble
- chòu臭fǔ腐huà化shén神qí奇Turn rotten into miraculous
Questions about 臭味相投
- What does 臭味相投 mean?
- 臭味相投 (chòu wèi xiāng tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People with similar interests, often negative or undesirable, gravitate towards each other; birds of a feather flock together (often used in a derogatory sense)”.
- How do you pronounce 臭味相投?
- 臭味相投 is pronounced chòu wèi xiāng tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 臭味相投 literally mean?
- Literally, 臭味相投 means “bad smells attract each other”. It is used to mean “People with similar interests, often negative or undesirable, gravitate towards each other; birds of a feather flock together (often used in a derogatory sense)”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 臭味相投?
- 臭味：气味；相投：互相投合。彼此的思想作风、兴趣等相同，很合得来（常指坏的）。