一木难支 yī mù nán zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. fig. one is helpless alone

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
木 mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden
难 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
支 zhī disperse, pay; support; branch