一个巴掌拍不响

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute

Traditional 一個巴掌拍不響

Meaning

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎngyi1 ge5 ba1 zhang3 pai1 bu4 xiang3
  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

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