Chinese–English

孤掌难鸣

gū zhǎng nán míng · gu zhang nan ming

Traditional 孤掌難鳴

Meaning

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