粵

同tung4舟zau1共gung6濟zai3

simp同舟共济
tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3tóng zhōu gòng jì

English

  1. cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
  2. (idiom) people need to work and help each other in order to overcome all difficulties
  3. obliged to collaborate towards common goals
  4. to pull together in times of trouble

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻同心協力,互相幫助,戰勝困難

Examples

  • 大家都係香港人,應該同舟共濟。

    All of us are Hong Kong people, we should pull together in times of trouble.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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