ごえつ

呉越
Go-Etsu
two rival states in ancient China

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ごえつ【呉越】

Wu and Yue [Yüeh] (two rival states in ancient China).

呉越同舟 bitter enemies coming across each other [finding themselves together] by chance; bitter [implacable] enemies (placed by fate) in the same boat. [⇒どうしゅう¹]

●たまたまライバルチームが同じホテルに宿泊することになり, 呉越同舟ということになった. The opposing teams happened to share the same hotel, enemies thrown together by fate.