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孤掌鳴らし難し
【こしょうならしがたし】

[exp] [proverb]
▶ one cannot live solely by oneself
▶ one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself
▶ [lit] clapping with one hand is hard

History:

3.	A 2018-10-09 10:11:00 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -15 +15 @@ -<gloss g_type="lit">cannot clap with just one hand</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">clapping with one hand is hard</gloss>
2.	A 2017-07-10 10:38:25 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2017-06-28 06:10:29 Alan Cheng <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijs
	Comments:	Hopefully I didn't misunderstand the literal definition: 片方の手のひらだけでは、手を打ち鳴らせない

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