一荣俱荣 一损俱损
“we're all in the same boat.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
世家大族
“As a big family,”
一荣俱荣 一损俱损
“we're all in the same boat.”
但你可有半分感激
“Have you shown an ounce of gratitude?”
“You think you stand alone, but everything you have comes from this family, and you are being hopelessly ungrateful.”
In traditional aristocratic clans, individual fate is completely subordinate to family prestige, binding all members in collective liability and benefit.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if one flourishes, all flourish
A classical idiom famously featured in Dream of the Red Chamber, emphasizing shared honor within an elite family or group.
if one suffers harm, all suffer harm
The counterpart to '一荣俱荣', warning that individual failure or disgrace will drag down the entire collective.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We rise and fall together.”
“You share both honor and ruin.”
“We prosper together and suffer together.”
“They sink or swim together.”