一木难支 in English yi1 mu4 nan2 zhi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically one is helpless alone

Simplified Characters

一 木 难 支

Traditional Characters

一 木 難 支

Pinyin

yi1 mu4 nan2 zhi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 木mu4surname Mu 难nan2difficult (to...) 支zhi1surname Zhi