一木難支

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 tree; wood
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
trad. (一木難支) 一 木 難 支
simp. (一木难支) 一 木 难 支

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Idiom

一木難支

  1. "one post cannot hold a falling structure"; just one person cannot save something doomed to fail
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