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獨木不成林 (duk6 muk6 bat1 sing4 lam4) — one person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest) in Cantonese

dukˍ₆獨mukˍ₆木batˉ¹不singˎ₄成lamˎ₄林
简 独木不成林
Mandarin Pinyin: du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2

Meaning of 獨木不成林

nounone person cannot handle all the tasks by himself. (lit. one tree does not make a forest)

Characters in 獨木不成林

獨duk6
uniquely; exclusively; creatively
木muk6
senseless; benumbed; dull
不bat1
not; no; un-
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
林lam4
circles; many; numerous; a great body of (capable persons, etc.)

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