In the same boat
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ó ngzh ō UD í Gu ó, which means people in the same boat become enemies. It comes from the biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi in historical records by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Those in the same boat became enemies.
The origin of Idioms
In Sima Qian's biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "if the king does not cultivate virtue, all the people in the boat will be enemies."
Idiom usage
As object and attribute.
Examples
It has been several years since I had a grudge against my family, but I have no chance to report it. Today, we meet thousands of people across the river. (Xing Shi Heng Yan, Volume 36, by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: zhouzhongjiguo
Chinese PinYin : tóng zhōu dí guó
In the same boat
strike an attitude of half-declining and half-accepting so as to provoke the other party to greater or more ardent efforts or to a more agreeable offer. bàn tuī bàn jiù
unwilling to remain out of the limelight. bù gān jì mò
your highly esteemed kindness and invaluable friendship. gāo qíng hòu yì