一根绳儿拴的两个蚂蚱,飞不了你,也蹦不了我一根繩兒拴的兩個螞蚱,飛不了你,也蹦不了我一根繩兒拴的兩個螞蚱,飛不了你,也蹦不了我

two grasshoppers tied on one string: you can't fly off, and I can't jump away

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says two parties share the same interests and fate, so neither can leave the other. Often used for people in the same trouble. Close to 'in the same boat'.

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Simplified: 一根绳儿拴的两个蚂蚱,飞不了你,也蹦不了我
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根繩兒拴的兩個螞蚱,飛不了你,也蹦不了我
Pinyin: yìgēn shéng ér shuān de liǎng gè màzha,fēi bù liǎo nǐ,yě bèng bù liǎo wǒ
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄕㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄨㄢ ˙ㄉㄜㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ,ㄈㄟㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧˇ,ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄛˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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