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