一条绳上的蚂蚱

Traditional: 一條繩上的螞蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

Dictionary entry

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)

What does 一条绳上的蚂蚱 mean?

一条绳上的蚂蚱 (yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 条tiáostrip · item 绳shéngrope · CL:根[gen1]上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)蚂māused in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]蚱zhàgrasshopper

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How to pronounce 一条绳上的蚂蚱

一条绳上的蚂蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

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