一條繩上的螞蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. people who will sink or swim together

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
條 tiáo clause, condition; string, stripe
繩 shéng rope, string, cord; measure, restrain
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
螞 mà ant; leech
蚱 zha grasshopper; (edible) locust; cicada