孤こ掌しょう鳴ならし難がたし

expression

one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself

Proverb emphasizing that people need cooperation and cannot achieve things alone. Literally 'clapping with one hand is hard'.

• 「孤こ掌しょう鳴ならし難がたし」というように、人ひとは一人ひとりでは生いきていけない。

  As the proverb '孤掌鳴らし難し' says, one cannot live solely by oneself.

• このプロジェクトの成せい功こうはチームワークの賜たま物ものだ。まさに孤こ掌しょう鳴ならし難がたしだ。

  The success of this project is thanks to teamwork. Truly, one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself.