Vocabulary

What does 同床異夢 (どうしょういむ) mean?

同床異夢 (どうしょういむ) means being together but having different goals (lit. the same bed, different dreams).

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being together but having different goals (lit. the same bed, different dreams)

Example sentences

二(ふた)つの会社(かいしゃ)は提携(ていけい)したが、目的(もくてき)が違(ちが)い同床異夢(どうしょういむ)の状態(じょうたい)だった。
The two companies formed an alliance, but their aims differed and they were sharing a bed with different dreams.