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Open the tool →一条线儿拴两蚂蚱 (yī tiáo xiàn ér shuān liǎng mà zha) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Two people or parties are inextricably linked”.
一条线儿拴两蚂蚱 is pronounced yī tiáo xiàn ér shuān liǎng mà zha in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 一条线儿拴两蚂蚱 means “two grasshoppers tied on one string”. It is used to mean “Two people or parties are inextricably linked”.
比喻二者命运相连,谁也不能单独走开