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TOPIK 6noun

오월동주

owoldongju [오월똥주]

오월동주가 · 오월동주를

bitter enemies forced to cooperate, strange bedfellows

Example

두 경쟁 회사가 위기 앞에서 오월동주하는 상황이 되었습니다.

The two rival companies ended up as uneasy allies in the face of the crisis.

Word parts

오 Wu월 Yue동 same주 boat

Literally 'Wu and Yue in the same boat' — two warring ancient states sharing one boat in a storm.