Yu-yu-sang-jong

類

무리 류

類

무리 류

相

서로 상

從

좇을 종

Character by character

Meaning

Like follows like — similar people gather together.

Origin

From the Book of Changes: things group by kind and divide by category.

How it is used

Sometimes neutral, but more often said of a bad crowd.

Hanja類類相從

Simplified类类相从

Korean reading유유상종

Pinyinlèi lèi xiāng cóng

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does Yu-yu-sang-jong mean?

類類相從 · Like follows like — similar people gather together.

Q. Where does Yu-yu-sang-jong come from?

From the Book of Changes: things group by kind and divide by category.

Q. How is Yu-yu-sang-jong used?

Sometimes neutral, but more often said of a bad crowd.

Idioms in the same group

管鮑之交 Gwan-po-ji-gyoThe friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.竹馬故友 Juk-ma-go-uAn old friend from bamboo-horse days — someone you grew up with.百年偕老 Baeng-nyeon-hae-roGrowing old together for a hundred years.同苦同樂 Dong-go-dong-nakSharing the hardship and the joy alike.人之常情 In-ji-sang-jeongThe ordinary feeling any human being would have.結草報恩 Gyeol-cho-bo-eunTie the grass to repay a kindness — gratitude that outlasts death.

The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.