呉越同舟 (ごえつどうしゅう) — bitter enemies in the same boat
呉越同舟 is read ごえつどうしゅう and listed as a noun. Meaning: bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows.
Kanji in this word
呉give, do something for · 7 strokes越surpass, cross over · 12 strokes同same, agree · 6 strokes舟boat, ship · 6 strokes
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 呉越同舟.
- 呉服 ごふく cloth (for Japanese clothes)
- 越年 えつねん seeing the old year out
- 越冬 えっとう passing the winter
- 越境 えっきょう crossing a border (illegally)
- 越権 えっけん going beyond authority
- 超越 ちょうえつ transcendence
- 越す こす to cross over (e.g. mountain)
- 上越 じょうえつ area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
- 卓越 たくえつ preeminence
- 一同 いちどう all present
- 合同 ごうどう combination
- 混同 こんどう confusion