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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	蚂蚱也是肉	螞蚱也是肉	mà zha yě shì ròu	ma4 zha5 ye3 shi4 rou4	lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing
2	蚂	螞	mà	ma4	grasshopper
3	蚂蚱	螞蚱	mà zha	ma4 zha5	(dialect) locust; grasshopper
4	一根绳上的蚂蚱	一根繩上的螞蚱	yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha	yi1 gen1 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5	see 一条绳上的蚂蚱
5	一条绳上的蚂蚱	一條繩上的螞蚱	yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha	yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5	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