一条绳上的蚂蚱

yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

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

fig. people who are in it together for better or worse; people who will sink or swim together

一

yī

one

条

tiáo

strip

绳

shéng

rope

上

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

蚂

mà

used in 螞蚱|蚂蚱[ma4 zha5]

蚱

zha

grasshopper