Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally a single post cannot prop up a falling house

    yī
    一
    mù
    木
    nán
    难
    zhī
    支
    一木难支
    yī mù nán zhī

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally a single post cannot prop up a falling house
    • fig. one is helpless alone

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    木
    mù
    tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn] / surname Mu
    难
    nán
    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
    nàn
    disaster / distress / to scold
    支
    zhī
    to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions / surname Zhi
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