惺惺相惜 — Chinese idiom
惺惺相惜
xīng xīng xiāng xī
Meaning
- (lit.) people of talent appreciate one another
- (fig.) to feel an affinity with (sb); to feel a bond with
Character by character
- 惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
- 惺xīngintelligent, clever, astute
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 惜xīpity, regret; to rue; to begrudge
Idioms sharing a character
- 惺惺作态 xīng xīng zuò tài
- 睡眼惺忪 shuì yǎn xīng sōng
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
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