孤掌难鸣 (孤掌難鳴) gū zhǎng nán míng
gū zhǎng nán míng
set phrase
it is difficult for one person applauding alone to make much sound
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: By extension, it is dificult to achieve something without support (CC-CEDICT '孤掌難鳴'; Guoyu '孤掌難鳴')
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- Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 慈悲是寶藏(1993/1/1～1993/1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Cautious When Alone 慎 獨 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 1
- Section 2 China - Chapter 10: Examples of Strange Monks and Unusual Scholars 第二篇 中國篇 第十章 奇僧異士舉例 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 1
- Volume 4: Writing on the Establishment of the Karma for Success 第四冊 成功立業篇 Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》 — count: 1
- Next Door Neighbors 左鄰右舍 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》 — count: 1
- Buddha's Light Newsletter - Lay Teachers should be Equipped with these Prerequisites 佛光世紀 檀講師應具備的條件 Humanistic Buddhism Selected Letters 《人間佛教書信選》 — count: 1
- Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - How to Behave with Integrity 卷二 最好的供養 如何做人 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Unobstructed Passage 星雲日記10～勤耕心田 暢行無阻(1991/4/1~4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1