(dialect) locust; grasshopper; specifically used for types of [[蝗虫|蝗蟲|huang2 chong2]]

Common name for various types of grasshoppers; known for their strong hind legs used for jumping and for feeding on crops.

Large black cicada with transparent wings that sings loudly in summer mornings; its molted shell is used in traditional medicine.

Literally "grasshoppers tied to the same string"; refers to people who are in a situation together for better or worse and whose fates are linked.

Literally "grasshoppers on one string"; describes people whose fates are tied together for better or worse, or people who must sink or swim together.

Literally "even a locust provides some meat"; used to mean that even a small or insignificant amount is better than nothing at all