一根藤上结的瓜,苦甜是一家一根藤上結的瓜,苦甜是一家一根藤上結的瓜,苦甜是一家

melons on one vine: bitter or sweet, they're one family

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says people share one fate and go through good and bad together. Approving.
Wordplay: 苦 (kǔ) means both a bitter taste and hardship; 甜 (tián) means both a sweet taste and a happy life.

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Simplified: 一根藤上结的瓜,苦甜是一家
Traditional (Taiwan): 一根藤上結的瓜,苦甜是一家
Pinyin: yìgēn téng shang jiē de guā,kǔ tián shì yìjiā
Pinyin (Taiwan): yìgēn téng shàng jiē de guā,kǔ tián shì yìjiā
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄍㄣㄊㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄉㄜㄍㄨㄚ,ㄎㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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