无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu It's not a coincidence

Explanation

这个成语的意思是，不止一个，竟然还有配对的。表示两件事或两个人十分相似。

This idiom means that there is more than one, and there is even a match. It means that two things or two people are very similar.

Origin Story

在古代，有一个名叫李白的诗人，他的诗歌充满了浪漫主义色彩，而且他的诗歌风格独树一帜，无人能及。然而，在另一个朝代，出现了一个名叫杜甫的诗人，他的诗歌同样充满了浪漫主义色彩，而且他的诗歌风格也独树一帜，与李白的诗歌风格十分相似。后人便将李白和杜甫并称为“李杜”，称他们的诗歌风格“无独有偶”。

zài gǔ dài, yǒu yī ge míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā de shī gē chōng mǎn le làng màn zhǔ yì sè cài, ér qiě tā de shī gē fēng gé dú shù yī zhì, wú rén néng jí。rán ér, zài lìng yī ge cháo dài, chū xiàn le yī ge míng jiào dù fǔ de shī rén, tā de shī gē tóng yàng chōng mǎn le làng màn zhǔ yì sè cài, ér qiě tā de shī gē fēng gé yě dú shù yī zhì, yǔ lǐ bái de shī gē fēng gé shí fēn xiāng sì。hòu rén biàn jiāng lǐ bái hé dù fǔ bìng chēng wéi “lǐ dù”, chēng tā men de shī gē fēng gé “wú dú yǒu ǒu”。

In ancient times, there was a poet named Li Bai whose poems were full of romanticism and his style was unique. However, in another dynasty, there appeared a poet named Du Fu whose poems were also full of romanticism and whose style was also unique. His style of poetry was very similar to that of Li Bai. Later, Li Bai and Du Fu were called “Li Du” and their style of poetry was called “Wú dú yǒu ǒu”.

Usage

这个成语常用来形容两个事件或人物之间存在着明显的相似性。

zhè ge chéng yǔ cháng yòng lái xíng róng liǎng ge shì jiàn huò rén wù zhī jiān cún zài zhe míng xiǎn de xiāng sì xìng。

This idiom is often used to describe the obvious similarities between two events or characters.

Examples

• “无独有偶”这个成语，用来形容两个事情十分相似。

  “wú dú yǒu ǒu” zhè ge chéng yǔ, yòng lái xíng róng liǎng ge shì qíng shí fēn xiāng sì。

  The idiom “Wú dú yǒu ǒu” is used to describe two things that are very similar.

• 两个人的遭遇如此相同，真是无独有偶。

  liǎng ge rén de zāo yù rú cǐ xiāng tóng, zhēn shì wú dú yǒu ǒu。

  The two people's experiences are so similar, it is really a coincidence.

Related Idioms

• 成双成对

Opposite Idioms

• 独一无二

• 举世无双