孤掌难鸣
孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng
It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
Traditional: 孤掌難鳴
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- It's hard to clap with only one hand.
- It takes two to tango
- It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
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Related Words
刁难(diāo nàn)— to be hard on sb
→一个巴掌拍不响(yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng)— lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
→只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针(zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn)— If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
→孤军奋战(gū jūn fèn zhàn)— lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
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