1. like polarities repel each other2. (fig.) like repels like
lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
(of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father
(of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother
1. same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible2. identical
1. Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals2. to collaborate towards a common end3. in the same boat together
1. four generations under one roof (idiom)2. Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[lǎo shě]
1. not at all the same2. substantially different
1. (dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples2. Taiwanese aborigine
(idiom) a great life-saving favor
as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
(idiom) to join forces to work towards a common goal
1. cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike2. also written 牛骥同皂[niú jì tóng zào]
cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are treated alike
1. different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)2. different methods leading to the same result3. different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
众口同声 眾口同聲 zhòng kǒu tóng shēng 1. (of people) to be of one voice (idiom)2. unanimous
1. lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common2. the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
1. to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant2. to view as trifling
1. lit. chicken speaking with duck2. fig. talking without communicating3. people not understanding each other
1. to be narrowly partisan2. to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views
中国同盟会 中國同盟會 zhōng guó tóng méng huì Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 国民党 in 1912
Kyōdō, Japanese news agency
欧洲共同体 歐洲共同體 ōu zhōu gòng tóng tǐ European Community, old term for EU, European Union 欧盟[ōu méng]
中国民主同盟 中國民主同盟 zhōng guó mín zhǔ tóng méng China Democratic League, one of the eight legally recognized non-CCP political parties in China
英雄所见略同 英雄所見略同 yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
道不同不相为谋 道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu 1. lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together2. to go separate ways (idiom)
台湾民主自治同盟 台灣民主自治同盟 tái wān mín zhǔ zì zhì tóng méng Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
赞同 讚同 zàn tóng HSK 7–9 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 variant of 赞同[zàn tóng]
simultaneous interpretation (abbr. for 同声传译[tóng shēng chuán yì])
(evolutionary biology) analogous
1. (of twins) identical2. monozygotic
(neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)