一个巴掌拍不响
Traditional: 一個巴掌拍不響Dictionary entry
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
What does 一个巴掌拍不响 mean?
一个巴掌拍不响 (yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
2fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
3it takes two to tango
4it's difficult to achieve anything without support
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一yīone · single个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality掌zhǎngpalm of the hand · sole of the foot拍pāito pat · to clap不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-响xiǎngecho · sound
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