屎壳郎滚粪蛋儿，臭味相投屎殼郎滾糞蛋兒，臭味相投屎殼郎滾糞蛋兒，臭味相投

a dung beetle rolling a dung ball: the stink suits each other

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

May offend: vulgar language

Meaning: Mocks bad people who share the same tastes and get along well. Like 'birds of a feather'.
Wordplay: 臭味相投 (chòuwèi xiāngtóu) literally 'smells agree', with the pun that 臭味 is both stench and bad character.

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Simplified: 屎壳郎滚粪蛋儿，臭味相投
Traditional (Taiwan): 屎殼郎滾糞蛋兒，臭味相投
Pinyin: shǐkélàng gǔn fèn dàn ér, xiùwèixiāngtóu
Bopomofo: ㄕˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄌㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄦˊ，ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄊㄡˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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