All sheep look alike in Chinese. (Not really, but???maybe?)

Have you ever heard the expression “chip off the old block”?

It usually refers to a child who is LIKE his father, in looks or behavior.

But when you want to say something is “LIKE” in Chinese, you say they are of “one likeness,” aka: ?????? (yí yàng)

  • Now, ??? (y??) is pretty easy to recall.

It means “one” and is written with one horizontal line and that’s it. Done.

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