难鸣孤掌 — “It's difficult to achieve success or exert influence alone”
难鸣孤掌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's difficult to achieve success or exert influence alone”. One person's effort is often insufficient. Literally, “It's hard for a single palm to clap”.
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难鸣孤掌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 难nán
- 鸣míng
- 孤gū
- 掌zhǎng
难鸣孤掌 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 难鸣孤掌
面对如此复杂的挑战，他深感难鸣孤掌，需要团队的协作才能克服。
Facing such complex challenges, he deeply felt that one person alone could not achieve much, and teamwork was needed to overcome them.
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Synonyms of 难鸣孤掌
More idioms starting with 难
- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
- nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
- nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
- nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
- nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
- nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
- nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
- nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
- nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
- nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
- nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee
Questions about 难鸣孤掌
- What does 难鸣孤掌 mean?
- 难鸣孤掌 (nán míng gū zhǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's difficult to achieve success or exert influence alone”.
- How do you pronounce 难鸣孤掌?
- 难鸣孤掌 is pronounced nán míng gū zhǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 难鸣孤掌 literally mean?
- Literally, 难鸣孤掌 means “it's hard for a single palm to clap”. It is used to mean “it's difficult to achieve success or exert influence alone”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 难鸣孤掌?
- 比喻力量单薄，难以成事。