独木难支一木难支dú mù nán zhīone log cannot prop up a tottering building—one person alone cannot save the situation; one cannot sustain (/stem) the adversity all by himself
❍ 大厦将倾，非一木所支也。(王通 《文中子·事君》) When the whole building is tottering,one log alone cannot prop it up.
❍ 大厦将倾，～，他的垂死挣扎有什么用呢？ The whole edifice was tottering and one person alone could not save the situation. So what was the use of his last-ditch struggle? 独木难支du mu nan zhione log can’t prop up a tottering building—one person alone can’t save the situation 独木难支dú mù nán zhī一根木头支撑不了要倒的大楼。比喻一个人的力量难以维持全局。one person alone cannot save the situation, one log can’t prop up a building |