4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 962

Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「同舟敵國」, with more below.

Introducing the Chinese idiom 「同舟敵國」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.

People who were in the same boat became enemies.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóng zhōu dí guó

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tung4 jau1 dik6 gwok3

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