ごえつどうしゅう
Goetsudoushuu
呉越同舟 (Goetsudoushuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “bitter enemies in the same boat, rivals finding themselves together by chance, strange bedfellows”.
Meanings
- nounbitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
Examples
ドジャースとジャイアンツが呉越同舟でやってきた。
The Dodgers and Giants, traditional rivals, arrived together.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).