犬猿の仲 (けんえんの なか ) – A dog-and-monkey relationship
There are frenemies. There are enemies. And then there are super enemies.
A “dog-and-monkey” relationship is the Japanese saying for two people who absolutely despise each other and everybody knows it. The closest English proverb to this Japanese proverb would be to describe two people as “a pair that fights like cats and dogs.”
Let’s say your mother-in-law doesn’t approve of your marriage to her daughter. You don’t approve of her attitude. Neither of you speak to each other, ever, except for passive-aggressive remarks at family reunions over egg salad. You’re both on “dog-and-monkey” terms.
Interestingly enough, the Chinese zodiac says that dogs and monkeys do great together.
отсюда, там еще есть забавное:
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