Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「吳越同舟」, explained here.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「吳越同舟」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Wu Yue: refers to the people of Wu and Yue. It is a metaphor for unity, mutual assistance, and working together to overcome difficulties.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wú yuè tóng zhōu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ng4 yut6 tung4 jau1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
