| 孤 |
gū zhǎng nán míng | It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support. |
| 孤 |
gū | lone / lonely |
| 掌 |
zhǎng | palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield |
| 难 |
nán | difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good |
| 难 |
nàn | disaster / distress / to scold |
| 鸣 |
míng | to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |