一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 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