JLPT N1Proverbs
呉越同舟
- Meaning
- 敵同士や仲の悪い者同士が同じ場所に居合わせること
- Explanation
- From the story of people of the rival states 呉 and 越 ending up in the same boat, it means people on bad terms happening to be in the same place. Furthermore, it also carries the meaning that even such people cooperate in a crisis. Note that the premise is the opposite of c3, which expresses the accompaniment of close companions.
Original Japanese explanation
敵対する呉と越の人が同じ舟に乗り合わせる故事から、仲の悪い者同士が同じ場に居合わせること。さらに、そうした者でも危機に際しては協力する意味も持ちます。親しい者の同行を表す c3 とは前提が逆である点に注意。
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