co5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4坐埋一條船坐埋一条船
Jyutpingco5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4
Yalechóh màaih yāt tìuh syùhn
Definition
To be in the same boat; to share the same fate or situation.
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How it's used
This idiom carries a strong sense of shared fate or mutual dependency, often used when people are forced to work together due to external circumstances. It is frequently employed to urge unity or to remind others that individual actions now affect the entire group. Unlike the English equivalent, it is almost exclusively used in contexts where the situation is difficult or requires collective effort.
Examples
We are in the same boat now, we must cooperate.
Since we are all in the same boat, what is there to argue about?
Related words
Common phrases
to be in the same boat
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
