一根绳上的蚂蚱
yī​gēn​shéng​shàng​de​mà​zha

in the same boat

  • created sense approved 一根绳上的蚂蚱/一根繩上的螞蚱 · yī​gēn​shéng​shàng​de​mà​zha · in the same boat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一根绳上的蚂蚱 / 一根繩上的螞蚱

    yī​gēn​shéng​shàng​de​mà​zha

    in the same boat

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

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · [long/slender] 绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [possessive/attributive] 蚂蚱 (literal) → 蚂蚱/螞蚱 · mà​zha · locust

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense