孤掌难鸣(gū zhǎng nán míng)

4 charactersTrad. 孤掌難鳴

It's hard to clap with only one hand.

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Word information

Pinyin
gū zhǎng nán míng
Meaning
It's hard to clap with only one hand.
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
孤掌難鳴

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