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巴bā掌zhang
  • palm of the hand
  • classifier: slap
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一yī个ge巴bā掌zhǎng拍pāi不bù响xiǎng
Trad. 一個巴掌拍不響
  • 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
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打dǎ一yī巴bā掌zhang，给gěi个gè甜tián枣zǎo
Trad. 打一巴掌，給個甜棗
  • lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
  • fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
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