zhǎng
nán
míng

idiom
common

Meaning of 孤掌难鸣

孤掌难鸣 means hard to accomplish alone; difficult to achieve single-handedly; It's hard to clap with one hand. Pronounced gū zhǎng nán míng.

  • hard to accomplish alone; difficult to achieve single-handedly; It's hard to clap with one hand

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
shì
rén
bàn
liǎo
 
zhǎng
nán
míng
a
 

I can't handle this matter alone; it's hard to accomplish single-handedly.

Méi
yǒu
jiā
de
zhī
chí
 
zhǎng
nán
míng
 

Without everyone's support, I cannot accomplish this alone.

zhī
dào
zài
zhè
xiàng
shàng
zhǎng
nán
míng
 
shì
xún
qiú
zuò
 

He knew he couldn't handle this project alone, so he sought cooperation.

Tuán
duì
zuò
hěn
zhòng
yào
 
fǒu
zhǎng
nán
míng
 

Teamwork is very important; otherwise, it's hard to accomplish anything alone.