一个巴掌拍不响
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成语
释义
比喻事情不会是单方面引起的。
英文释义
lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb); fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute; it takes two to tango; it's difficult to achieve anything without support
出处
清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第五十八回袭人道‘一个巴掌拍不响’，老的也太不公些，小的也太可恶些。