Lingaku- lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
- fig. one is helpless alone
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
This idiom emphasizes the idea that one person alone is insufficient to accomplish a task or stand against adversity; teamwork or support from others is essential.
In this team project, it's far from enough for just me to work.
He realized that one is helpless alone and that everyone needs to work hard together.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yī mù nán zhī一木难支a single post cannot prop up a falling houseyī一Mù木nán难Zhī支dú独Mù木nán难Zhī支one is helpless aloneyī mù nán zhī一木难支de的lì liang力量the strength of being alonetuán jié jiù shì lì liang团结就是力量unity is strengthzhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo众人拾柴火焰高many hands make light worktóng zhōu gòng jì同舟共济to work together in times of troubledān dǎ dú dòu单打独斗to fight alonexiāng fǔ xiāng chéng相辅相成to complement each otherhé lì合力gōng kè攻克to tackle together with combined effortyī kào依靠tā rén他人to depend on others