英 雄 所 见 略 同

yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóngdictionary entry

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom) / Great minds think alike.

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

英雄所見略同 英雄所见略同 [ying1 xiong2 suo3 jian4 lu:e4 tong2] /lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike./

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Other forms in these source records: 英雄所見略同

英
yīng
hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom
Yīng
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Yīng guó]
雄
xióng
male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence
所
suǒ
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]
见
jiàn
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
xiàn
to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]
略
lüè
brief / sketchy / outline / summary / to omit / (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit / somewhat / slightly / plan / strategy / to capture (territory)
同
tóng
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
tòng
used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

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