yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
Traditional: 一條繩上的螞蚱
一条绳上的蚂蚱 (yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom); fig. people who are in it together for better or worse; people who will sink or swim together”.
Meanings
- 1lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
- 2fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
- 3people who will sink or swim together
Characters in 一条绳上的蚂蚱
Related words
的of; ~'s (possessive particle)的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的really and truly的(bound form) bull's-eye; target一one一个a; an; one上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous是的yes, that's right一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)