蛤蟆、蟋蟀，都是一锹土上人蛤蟆、蟋蟀，都是一鍬土上人蛤蟆、蟋蟀，都是一鍬土上人

toad and cricket: both come from the same spade of earth

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People who share the same hard lot.

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Simplified: 蛤蟆、蟋蟀，都是一锹土上人
Traditional (Taiwan): 蛤蟆、蟋蟀，都是一鍬土上人
Pinyin: háma, xīshuài, dōu shì yì qiāo tǔ shang rén
Pinyin (Taiwan): háma, xīshuài, dōu shì yì qiāo tǔ shàng rén
Bopomofo: ㄏㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄚ、ㄒㄧㄕㄨㄞˋ，ㄉㄡㄕˋ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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