粵

一jat1丘jau1之zi1貉hok6

jat1 jau1 zi1 hok6jat1 jau1 zi1 lok6yī qiū zhī hé

English

  1. jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
  2. be tarred with the same brush; birds of a feather; jackals of the same tribe. Means they are as bad as each other. Literally: raccoon dogs from the same hill

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同一個山丘裏面生長嘅樹貉,形體毛色都係相同嘅;比喻為一班同樣低劣嘅人

Examples

  • 咱俩是一丘之貉。

    We're birds of a feather.

    Tatoeba · soueihin CC BY

  • 咱俩也就是一丘之貉。

    Apparently we're just two peas in a pod.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

  • 響某啲國家,官員同賊都係一丘之貉,明搶暗偷,無法無天。

    In some countries, government officials and thieves are often indistinguishable; they openly rob and secretly steal, operating outside the law.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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