呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう bitter enemies in the same boat #25,348 Meanings noun, four-character idiom bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows Its kanji 呉 ゴ · く.れる、くれ give, do something for, kingdom of Wu 越 エツ、オツ · こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam 同 ドウ · おな.じ same, agree, equal 舟 シュウ · ふね、ふな-、-ぶね boat, ship