卢正廉跟我们在一条船上
“Lu Zhenglian is in the same boat as us.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Xiuhong House is no longer an option. We can't save Sun Zhiwang either.”
卢正廉跟我们 在一条船上
“Lu Zhenglian is in the same boat as us.”
“A few stern words should make him hesitate.”
“He will go down with us if we fall, so he won't dare betray us.”
In high-stakes Chinese interpersonal networks, loyalty is frequently maintained not by affection but by tied mutual interests and shared liability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the same boat; sharing the same fate or risk
A common idiom used to remind partners or allies that their fortunes and risks are inextricably bound together.