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孤掌難鳴 (gu1 zoeng2 naan4 ming4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

孤掌難鳴 (gu1 zoeng2 naan4 ming4, gū zhǎng nán míng) — It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 孤伶伶 (gu1 ling1 ling1) — all alone
• 孤兒仔 (gu1 ji4 zai2) — Orphans
• 孤單單 (gu1 daan1 daan1) — adj; alone or lonely
• 孤寒種 (gu1 hon4 zung2) — a very stingy person
• 孤寒財主 (gu1 hon4 coi4 zyu2) — noun; miserly old man, Scrooge
• 孤寒鐸 (gu1 hon4 dok6) — an extremely stingy and selfish person; a miser

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