- It's hard to clap with only one hand.
- It takes two to tango
- It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
Characters
- 孤 (孤): lone; lonely
- 掌 (掌): palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- 难 (難): difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
- 鸣 (鳴): to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 孤掌难鸣
- MDBG: 孤掌难鸣
- Examples with 孤掌难鸣 on Tatoeba
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