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The idiom "misery loves company" means something a little different from 同病相怜. The latter refers to empathizing with fellow sufferers whereas the former has a very negative connotation of wanting to drag others down with you (wanting others to feel your pain). | The idiom "misery loves company" means something a little different from 同病相怜. The latter refers to empathizing with fellow sufferers whereas the former has a very negative connotation of wanting to drag others down with you (wanting others to feel your pain). | ||
[[User:Hiyono|Hiyono]] ([[User talk:Hiyono|talk]]) 11:46, 17 July 2013 (CDT) | [[User:Hiyono|Hiyono]] ([[User talk:Hiyono|talk]]) 11:46, 17 July 2013 (CDT) | ||
Then there's no idiom. But as it turns out, the original is 同類相憐れむ which isn't even an idiom in the first place. Thanks for pointing it out. --[[User:Zzhk|Zzhk]] ([[User talk:Zzhk|talk]]) 11:58, 17 July 2013 (CDT) | |||
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"Misery loves company... It would be far too easy to apply this idiom." The idiom "misery loves company" means something a little different from 同病相怜. The latter refers to empathizing with fellow sufferers whereas the former has a very negative connotation of wanting to drag others down with you (wanting others to feel your pain). Hiyono (talk) 11:46, 17 July 2013 (CDT)
Then there's no idiom. But as it turns out, the original is 同類相憐れむ which isn't even an idiom in the first place. Thanks for pointing it out. --Zzhk (talk) 11:58, 17 July 2013 (CDT)