同舟共濟

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See also: 同舟共济

Chinese

like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
boat
all together; in while; to share
all together; in while; to share; common; general; together; total
 
aid; ferry; frugal
trad. (同舟共濟)
simp. (同舟共济)
Literally: “to cross a river in the same boat”.
只要坚定信心、同舟共
、科学防治、精准施
策,我们就一定能打赢
疫情防控阻击战。
--习近平

Etymology

From The Art of War:

[Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE
Fū Wú rén yǔ Yuè rén xiàng è yě, dāng qí tóng zhōu ér , yù fēng, qí xiàng jiù yě rú zuǒ yòu shǒu.
For the men of Wu and the men of Yue are enemies; yet if they are crossing a river in the same boat and are caught by a storm, they will come to each other's assistance just as the left hand helps the right.

Pronunciation


Idiom

同舟共濟

  1. to work together to overcome difficulties; to pull together in times of trouble

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