一個巴掌拍不響
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Chinese[edit]
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
(a measure word); individual | palm; slap on the face | to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture) |
not; no | to make a sound; to sound; to ring to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud | ||
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trad. (一個巴掌拍不響) | 一 | 個 | 巴掌 | 拍 | 不 | 響 | |
simp. (一个巴掌拍不响) | 一 | 个 | 巴掌 | 拍 | 不 | 响 | |
Literally: “one hand clapping does not make a sound”. |
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一個巴掌拍不響