zhā
used for the sound "zha" in certain names
zhā zha shí shí
firm
solid
reliable
real
practical
rén jiān xǐ jù
La comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克|巴尔扎克[Bā ěr zhā kè]
zhā zhā
(onom.) crunch (of marching feet etc)
chì zhà fēng yún
variant of 叱咤風雲|叱咤风云[chì zhà fēng yún]
Mù zha
Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology
zhá jiàng miàn
zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) over thick wheat noodles
mà zha
(dialect) locust
grasshopper
yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha
see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5]
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
fig. in the same boat
in it together for better or worse
to sink or swim together