吴越

states of south China in different historical periods / proverbially perpetual arch-enemies

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南

to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more

History of the Southern States Wu and Yue (traditional rivals), compiled by Han historian Zhao Ye 趙曄|赵晔[Zhao4 Ye4], 10 extant scrolls

Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together