一个巴掌拍不响
一个巴掌拍不响
yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
Traditional: 一個巴掌拍不響
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- lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
- fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
- it takes two to tango
- it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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托(tuō)— prop
→孤掌难鸣(gū zhǎng nán míng)— It's hard to clap with only one hand.
→吃得苦中苦，方为人上人(chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén)— one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
→懒驴上磨屎尿多(lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō)— (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
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