孤掌难鸣 (gū zhǎng nán míng) — It's difficult to succeed alone; one needs support.

Definizione

A chengyu meaning 'one hand alone cannot clap' — used to say a person needs help or cooperation to succeed. Comes from the image of a single hand being unable to make a clapping sound alone.

idiom
It's difficult to succeed aloneone needs support.

Esempi

  • 孤掌难鸣
    Zhè jiàn shì wǒ yí gè rén zuò bù liǎo, zhēn shì gū zhǎng nán míng.
    I can't do this alone; it's truly a case of 'one hand can't clap'.
  • 孤掌难鸣
    Wǒ men tuán duì hé zuò cái néng chéng gōng, gū zhǎng nán míng shuō míng le zhè ge dào lǐ.
    Our team needs cooperation to succeed; 'one hand can't clap' illustrates this truth.
  • 孤掌难鸣
    Zài kùn nan miàn qián, gū zhǎng nán míng, wǒ men xū yào hù xiāng bāng zhù.
    In the face of difficulty, 'one hand can't clap' — we need to help each other.

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