吴越同舟 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• Wu and Yue in the same boat ; fig. cooperation between natural rivals
• to collaborate towards a common end
• in the same boat together

Character by character

• 吴Wúone of several warring states; surname
• 越Yuèto exceed, to surpass, to transcend
• 同tóngsame, similar; together with, alike
• 舟zhōuboat, ship

Idioms sharing a character

• 吴下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng
• 吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo
• 吴头楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
• 杀人越货 shā rén yuè huò
• 翻山越岭 fān shān yuè lǐng
• 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo
• 蹿房越脊 cuān fáng yuè jǐ
• 一视同仁 yī shì tóng rén
• 不同凡响 bù tóng fán xiǎng
• 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng

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