一损俱损
yī sǔn jù sǔn
when one suffers, all suffer
Character by character
一yī
one
one
损sǔn
harmed
harmed
俱jù
all
all
损sǔn
harmed
harmed
Example
一条街上的小店一荣俱荣、一损俱损，一家关了门，别家的客人也会变少。
The little shops on one street rise and fall together: when one closes, the others lose customers too.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually in the pair 一荣俱荣，一损俱损, which goes back to chapter 4 of 《红楼梦》, where four great families are said to be so bound together that 一损皆损，一荣皆荣. Today it is said of supply chains, partners and neighbouring economies.
Learn this in Lesson 191 · HSK 7–9: 光伏反倾销案 (The solar panel dumping case)
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