一条绳上的蚂蚱

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

one

tiáo

strip

shéng

rope

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

used in 螞蚱|蚂蚱[ma4 zha5]

zha

grasshopper