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一個巴掌拍不響

yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng

ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄅㄚ ㄓㄤˇ ㄆㄞ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Simplified 一个巴掌拍不响

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

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