Jiā yǒu wútóng, zhāo fènghuáng; jiā yǒu guānggùn, zhāo guānggùn.

家有梧桐招鳳凰, 家有光棍招光棍。

Lit [Just as] a Chinese parasol tree at [one's] home [will] attract [Chinese] phoenixes, [so] a [poor] bachelor in [one's] home [will] attract others [of his kind].

Fig “Birds of a feather flock together.”

Note [Note: guānggun here refers to men who are too poor to marry; see also méiyǒu wútóng shù below.]

Topics BACHELORS guānggun POVERTY