- 吴越同舟
- Wu2 Yue4 tong2 zhou1Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals, to collaborate towards a common end, in the same boat together* * *吴越同舟wú yuè tóng zhōuconvert an enemy into a friend; enemies crossing a river in the same boat; Even mortal enemies should help each other in the face of common danger.; Persons hostile to each other can even help mutually when they meet with the same dire peril at a critical movement.* * *吳越同舟|吴越同舟 [Wú Yuè tóng zhōu] ► Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals ► to collaborate towards a common end ► in the same boat together
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.