in the han dynasty, there was an official called yang yun who was both capable1（有才华的） and honest. commenting on the assassination2 of a king of a small state, he said, "if a king refuses to follow the advice of a wise minister, he will suffer an unitimely death. the emperor of the qin dynasty trusted treac*us3（*诈的） ministers, and therefore lost his state." he compared kings and emperors to racoons（浣熊） living on the same mountain.
this idiom refers derogatorily（减损地） to people who are of the same kind.
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