物以類聚，人以群分

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	群	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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wùyǐlèijù, rén yǐ qún fēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩˋ, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhyyileyjiw, ren yyi chyun fen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wùyǐlèijyù, rén yǐ cyún fen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ fən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mat⁶ ji⁵ leoi⁶ zeoi⁶, jan⁴ ji⁵ kwan⁴ fan¹
    • Yale: maht yíh leuih jeuih, yàhn yíh kwàhn fān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ ji⁵ loey⁶ dzoey⁶, jan⁴ ji⁵ kwan⁴ fan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ yi⁵ lêu⁶ zêu⁶, yen⁴ yi⁵ kuen⁴ fen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² jiː¹³ lɵy̯²² t͡ʃɵy̯²² jɐn²¹ jiː¹³ kʷʰɐn²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

Proverb

物以類聚，人以群分

1. Birds of a feather flock together.