物以類聚，人以群分

Chinese
things will be gathered together according to category; Birds of a feather flock together. man; person; people
 
to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 crowd; flock; group
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng
trad. (物以類聚，人以群分/物以類聚，人以羣分) 物以類聚 ， 人 以 群/羣 分
simp. (物以类聚，人以群分) 物以类聚 ， 人 以 群 分
Literally: “Similar things group together, similar people fit together.”

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wùyǐlèijù, rén yǐ qún fēn
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄣ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): mat6 ji5 leoi6 zeoi6, jan4 ji5 kwan4 fan1
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: wùyǐlèijù, rén yǐ qún fēn
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ , ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄣ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: wùyǐlèijyù, rén yǐ cyún fen
      • Wade–Giles: wu4-i3-lei4-chü4, jên2 i3 chʻün2 fên1
      • Yale: wù-yǐ-lèi-jyù-, rén yǐ chyún fēn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhyiileyjiuh, ren yii chyun fen
      • Palladius: уилэйцзюй, жэнь и цюнь фэнь (uilɛjczjuj, žɛnʹ i cjunʹ fɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ fən⁵⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

物以類聚，人以群分

  1. Birds of a feather flock together.
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