Vocabulary

What does 呉越同舟 (ごえつどうしゅう, goetsudoushuu) mean?

呉越同舟 (ごえつどうしゅう, goetsudoushuu) means bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows.

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Readingごえつどうしゅう
Romajigoetsudoushuu
Part of speechnoun
ごえつどうしゅう
goetsudoushuu

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

  1. 1noun bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

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