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一根繩上的螞蚱

简一根绳上的蚂蚱 · 繁一根繩上的螞蚱

Mandarin · pinyin yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha

see 一條繩上的螞蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
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蚱: zhà · grasshopper; (edible) locust; cicada
绳: shéng · rope, string, cord; control
蚂: mǎ · ant; leech

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1–1–2–4–5–4–5 · yi1 gen1 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 gan1 sing2 soeng6 dik1 maa6 zaa3

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phrase

people that sink or swim together; people who are in it together for better or worse

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