Hǔláng tóngxí, gè huái díyì.

虎狼同席, 各懷敵意。

Lit Tigers [and] wolves [may] sit together, [but they] each harbor enmity [for the other].

Fig Sometimes people are forced into (superficial) alliances (e.g., Mao Zedong and Chiang Kaishek during the Sino-Japanese War).

Note [Rhyme note: hǔláng, (lit) “tigers and wolves,” also refers to robbers and bandits.]

Topics ALLIANCES Chiang Kaishek ENEMIES hǔláng Mao Zedong rhyme Sino-Japanese_War