đồng thanh tương ứng đồng khí tương cầu

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Also seen as: đồng thanh tương ứng, đồng khí tương cầu

Meaning · English

Like voices echo each other, like spirits seek each other — kindred natures inevitably find one another; the classical (Sino-Vietnamese) ancestor of "birds of a feather flock together".

Literally: same sounds respond, same spirits seek

Register: informal

Examples

Hai đứa mê sách cổ gặp nhau là nói chuyện quên giờ — đồng thanh tương ứng đồng khí tương cầu.Two old-book lovers meet and lose track of hours — kindred spirits find each other.

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Sources & notes

Headword discovered via English Wikiquote "Vietnamese proverbs" (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Classical register, from the I Ching tradition; used in writing and formal speech.

Common questions

What does “đồng thanh tương ứng đồng khí tương cầu” mean?

Like voices echo each other, like spirits seek each other — kindred natures inevitably find one another; the classical (Sino-Vietnamese) ancestor of "birds of a feather flock together". Literally: same sounds respond, same spirits seek

Is “đồng thanh tương ứng đồng khí tương cầu” formal or informal?

đồng thanh tương ứng đồng khí tương cầu is generally informal.

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