孤掌难鸣

gū zhǎng nán míng

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Definitions

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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Child Words of 孤掌难鸣

• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 孤 孤 gū: lone
• 掌 掌 zhǎng: palm of the hand
• 鸣 鸣 míng: to cry (of birds, animals and insects)