What does it mean that birds of a feather flock together?

Birds of a feather flock together, which means that people of the same kind get together and form groups according to their own conduct and hobbies. Used to describe similar things often get together, like-minded people get together, and vice versa.

Pinyin: wǐ yǐ lè iǐ, rén yǐ qún fēn?

Source:? Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty wrote "The Warring States Policy, Qi Ce III": "The husband and the bird live in the same wing, and the beast walks with the same foot."

Birds of the same kind always get together to fly, and wild animals of the same kind always get together to act.

Usage: subject-predicate type; As a predicate, attribute, clause.

For example, birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. Entrepreneurs like to deal with like-minded people.

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Birds of a feather flock together.

Like-minded, pinyin: zhì tóng dào hé

Commentary: We have the same interests and the same road. Describe each other's ideals and interests.

Origin: Chen Shou's Biography of the Three Kingdoms Wei Zhi Chen Si Wang Zhi in the Western Jin Dynasty: "I thought I shared the same ambition."

So he met Shang Tang and Zhou Wenwang, who shared the same ideals and interests.

Use: combined; As predicate and attribute; With praise.

Example: A person always needs like-minded friends to encourage each other.