同床異夢の野合

English translation: marriage of convenience

23:58 May 31, 2010

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Japanese term or phrase: 同床異夢の野合

もちろん経験的には、フェミニズムはナショナリズムとも、コミュニズムとも、宗教ファンダメンタリズムとも、一時的∙過渡的に同伴者となることが可能だろう。だがそれは同床異夢の野合にとどまるだろう。

farida KudoZ activity Questions: 110 (6 open) (4 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 23
Local time: 15:40

English translation:marriage of convenience

Explanation:
同床異夢 implies "thrown together by circumstances". 野合 means "illicit union" etc. "Marriage of convenience" expresses the idea of a temporary arrangement in which each partner attempts to further their own goals.

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Kieran Bradley
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:40

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marriage of convenience

Kieran Bradley

Same bed, different dreams

Eugene Sharafetdilov

illicit cohabitation/union for living but in different worlds

cinefil

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17 mins confidence:

illicit cohabitation/union for living but in different worlds

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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 23:40
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Japanese
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peer agreement (net): +3

marriage of convenience

This coalition government is no more than a marriage of convenience.

Reference: http://bomanchu.blog81.fc2.com/blog-entry-220.html

Kieran Bradley
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:40
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

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4 hrs confidence:

Same bed, different dreams

Explanation:
Would you please follow the links specified below:

In the first sentence, the term is applied to the interstate relations; the second one is an example of translation of this saying.

Example sentence(s):

It is generally said that SCO is Doshoimu 同床異夢 (in the same bed and different dreams), but I think from following four points, it is rather stronger and substantial regional cooperation or gentle coalition, than the East Asian Community.
The Japanese have a saying for the concept behind Same Bed, Different Dreams: dooshoo imu. We know the meaning in our hearts and through our own experience: "Even those who share the same bed will have different dreams."

Reference: http://www.gfj.jp/eng/dialogue/26/jpn-black_sea.pdf
Reference: http://www.midlist.org/showbook.cfm?booknum=113

Eugene Sharafetdilov
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of:

Russian

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