Zìjǐ tānbēi, xī zuì rén.

自己貪杯惜醉人。

Lit [One who] himself is fond of drinking sympathizes with one who is drunk.

Fig One is sympathetic to those with problems similar to one's own.

Note [Note the chengyu: tóngbìng-xiānglián, “those who have the same illnesses sympathize with each other”; see also tóng jí xiāng lián above.]

Topics chengyu PROBLEMS RECIPROCITY SIMILARITIES SYMPATHY tóngbìng-xiānglián