Read Edit View history 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)