一根繩上的螞蚱

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	radical (chem.); root; basis	rope	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	grasshopper; katydid
trad. (一根繩上的螞蚱)		一	根	繩	上	的	螞蚱
simp. (一根绳上的蚂蚱)		一	根	绳	上	的	蚂蚱
Literally: “grasshoppers tied to the same rope”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī gēn shéng shàng de màzha

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄍㄣ ㄕㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī gēn shéng shàng de màzha [Phonetic: yì gēn shéng shàng de màzha]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄣ ㄕㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi gen shéng shàng de̊ màjhå
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ kên¹ shêng² shang⁴ tê⁵ ma⁴-cha⁵
    • Yale: yī gēn shéng shàng de mà-ja
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i gen sherng shanq .de mah.ja
    • Palladius: и гэнь шэн шан дэ мачжа (i gɛnʹ šɛn šan dɛ mačža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ mä⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ä¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīgēnrshéngshàngdemàzha [Phonetic: yìgēnrshéngshàngdemàzha]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄍㄣㄦ ㄕㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚˋ ˙ㄓㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yigenrshéngshàngde̊màjhå
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-kên¹-ʼrh-shêng²-shang⁴-tê⁵-ma⁴-cha⁵
    • Yale: yī-gēnr-shéng-shàng-de-mà-ja
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: igelsherngshanq.demah.ja
    • Palladius: игэньршэншандэмачжа (igɛnʹršɛnšandɛmačža)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ mä⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ä¹/

Phrase

一根繩上的螞蚱

1. people that sink or swim together