一条绳上的蚂蚱 in English yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically people who are in it together for better or worse
  • people who will sink or swim together

Simplified Characters

一 条 绳 上 的 蚂 蚱

Traditional Characters

一 條 繩 上 的 螞 蚱

Pinyin

yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 条tiao2strip 绳sheng2rope 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 的de5of 蚂ma3dragonfly 蚱zha4grasshopper