同舟共濟

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) 同 舟 共 濟
simp. (同舟共济) 同 舟 共 济
Literally: “to cross a river in the same boat”.
只要坚定信心、同舟共
济
、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:

夫吳人與越人相惡也,當其同舟而濟,遇風,其相救也如左右手。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
夫吴人与越人相恶也,当其同舟而济,遇风,其相救也如左右手。 [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 jì, yù fēng, qí xiàng jiù yě rú zuǒ yòu shǒu. [Pinyin]
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

Synonyms

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