one log cannot prop up a tottering building

one log cannot prop up a tottering building

It's a Chinese idiom, pronounced D ú m ù n á nzh ī, which means that a piece of wood can't support a tall house. It means that a person's strength can't support the whole situation.

Idiom explanation

A single log can't support a tall house. It means that one's strength is too weak to maintain the overall situation.

Idioms and allusions

The idiom comes from the great mansion, which is not supported by a single tree. One piece of wood can't support a tall house. It means that the individual is weak and can not maintain the overall situation. I've been thinking of repaying this hatred for many times, but I can't move forward because I can't stand alone. Now I'm here as a special fake general. I'm doing meritorious service for the imperial court, and I'm repaying my personal grievances. The ninety third chapter of Feng Shen Yan Yi by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty

Discrimination of words

[riddle] one can't promote building & lt; one personal one can't carve the situation & gt; [rhyming words] one can't reverse the line, act like the wind, be thoughtful, forget one's family, forget one's selfishness, be careful to be a teacher, be surprised, look forward to one's mind, be eager to learn and think deeply, and be selfless

usage

It refers to the weakness of individual power.

Idiom story

It is said that a long time ago, Li Er bid farewell to his brother and sister-in-law in Laoshan and went to Kunlun mountain to study arts. When he came home to see the drought in his hometown, his brother starved to death, and his sister-in-law ate the thatched grass in the hut. Li Er went to the river to pick up Huada stone to cook. He ignited the fire with his feet and was punctured by his sister-in-law. From then on, he became a one legged and lame man. People jokingly called him "iron calliper".