Read Edit View history Discussion 一个巴掌拍不响 yīgebāzhangpāibuxiǎng it takes two to tango Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yīgebāzhangpāibuxiǎng it takes two to tango Proverb meaning that a dispute or conflict is never just one person's fault and requires both sides to participate difficult to achieve alone Metaphorically suggesting that one cannot accomplish much or reach a goal without the cooperation or support of others Frequency Written text 0.232 per million Cross-References Same as 孤掌难鸣 gūzhǎngnánmíng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yīgebāzhangpāibuxiǎng it takes two to tango Proverb meaning that a dispute or conflict is never just one person's fault and requires both sides to participate difficult to achieve alone Metaphorically suggesting that one cannot accomplish much or reach a goal without the cooperation or support of others Frequency Written text 0.232 per million Cross-References Same as 孤掌难鸣 gūzhǎngnánmíng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)