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一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

Definitions

  • •lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
  • •fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
  • •it takes two to tango
  • •it's difficult to achieve anything without support

Child Words of 一个巴掌拍不响

巴掌
bā zhang
不
bù
一
yī
响
xiǎng
拍
pāi
个
gè
掌
zhǎng