孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng

DEFINITIONS

  1. It's hard to clap with only one hand.
  2. It takes two to tango
  3. It's difficult to achieve anything without support.

CHARACTERS

孤 gū
HSK 6
orphan, fatherless; solitary
掌 zhǎng
HSK 5
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound