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Home / Idiom / 孤掌难鸣

It's hard to clap with only one hand. · It takes two to tango · It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng
g+ū·1st tonezh+ǎng·3rd tonen+án·2nd tonem+íng·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
one who is cut off from others (idiom) · one who has chosen to follow a solitary path · (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)孤家寡人gū jiā guǎ rénisolated and without help孤立无援gū lì wú yuánunable to; incapable of无法wú fǎone person alone cannot save the situation · one log (or a single stick) cannot prop up a tottering building · individual effort cannot sustain it独木难支dú mù nán zhī
Antonyms
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)众志成城zhòng zhì chéng chéngmany hands make light work (idiom)众擎易举zhòng qíng yì jǔ
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