Jump to content
Linguaholic

Recommended Posts

Posted

Wu and Yue were neighbouring countries in the Spring and Autumn Period, but they fought a lot. One day, the citizens of both states took the same boat. As the ship reached the centre of the lake, a storm occurred and almost flipped the boat. At this moment, people forgot their hates, working as a team and crossing the river safely. 

[Annotation] 舟: Boat.

[Definition] It literally means a group of people stay in the same boat during storms, and it is extended to indicate getting through a hard situation together.

 

 

* If you are interested in Chinese folk tales or ghosts stories, have a look at: https://chinesestoriesfolktales.quora.com

Center Script Content

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...