Definition of 孤掌鳴らし難し (こしょうならしがたし)
こしょうながた
                        孤掌鳴らし難し
こしょうならしがたし
koshounarashigatashi
expression
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one cannot live solely by oneself, one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself, clapping with one hand is hard(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 孤 | orphan, alone | 
| 掌 | manipulate, rule, administer, conduct, palm of hand | 
| 鳴 | chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk | 
| 難 | difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect |