呉越同舟
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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呉 | 越 | 同 | 舟 |
ご Grade: S |
えつ Grade: S |
どう Grade: 2 |
しゅう Grade: S |
kan’on | kan’yōon | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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吳越同舟 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From chapter 11 of The Art of War, by Sun Tzu. 呉越 (“Wu and Yue”, two ancient rival Chinese states) + 同舟 (“same boat”).
Noun edit
呉越同舟 • (Goetsu dōshū)
- that bitter enemies chance on each other and have to work together