物以类聚

Traditional: 物以類聚

wù yǐ lèi jù

Dictionary entry

similar things come together (idiom); like draws like

What does 物以类聚 mean?

物以类聚 (wù yǐ lèi jù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1similar things come together (idiom); like draws like

2Birds of a feather flock together.

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]类lèikind; type; class; category · (classifier) kind; type 聚jùto assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) · (chemistry) poly-

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 物以类聚

物以类聚

wù yǐ lèi jù

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.