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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.

汉语词典Chinese definitions

孤掌难鸣【gū zhǎng nàn míng】

chéng yǔ成语

Bǐ比Yù喻shì势Shàn单Lì力Bó薄，nán yǐ难以chéng shì成事。

fēng风shùn顺Shuǐ水jí急，wàng望zhōng liú中流ér而qù去。Zhào Yún赵云gū zhǎng nán míng孤掌难鸣，zhī只hù护dé得Ā dǒu阿斗，Ān安Néng能yí移zhōu舟bàng傍àn岸。

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.

汉语词典Chinese definitions

孤掌难鸣【gū zhǎng nàn míng】

chéng yǔ成语

Bǐ比Yù喻shì势Shàn单Lì力Bó薄，nán yǐ难以chéng shì成事。

fēng风shùn顺Shuǐ水jí急，wàng望zhōng liú中流ér而qù去。Zhào Yún赵云gū zhǎng nán míng孤掌难鸣，zhī只hù护dé得Ā dǒu阿斗，Ān安Néng能yí移zhōu舟bàng傍àn岸。

孤

HSK 64

含义orphan, fatherless; solitary

拼音gū

掌

HSK 52

含义palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

拼音zhǎng

难

HSK 1

含义difficult, arduous, hard; unable

拼音nán

鸣

HSK 7-9

含义cry of bird or animal; make sound

拼音míng