一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 一个巴掌拍不响

一
yī

one

不
bù

no; not so

个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

拍
pāi

to pat

响
xiǎng

echo

巴掌
bā zhang

palm of the hand

掌
zhǎng

palm of the hand