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pull together for common cause · work together with one heart (in times of difficulty)

和衷共济
hé zhōng gòng jì
h+é·2nd tonezh+ōng·1st toneg+òng·4th tonej+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests · obliged to collaborate towards common goals同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìto work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts · to pull together · to work as one齐心协力qí xīn xié lìlit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times风雨同舟fēng yǔ tóng zhōumillions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united万众一心wàn zhòng yī xīn(lit.) when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb) · (fig.) the more people, the more strength众人拾柴火焰高zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāoof one heart and one mind (idiom)一心一德yī xīn yī dé
Antonyms
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement貌合神离mào hé shén lídissension and discord · disunity离心离德lí xīn lí délit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas · strange bedfellows · marital dissension同床异梦tóng chuáng yì mèng
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