船靠板凑,人靠人捧船靠板湊,人靠人捧船靠板湊,人靠人捧

a boat depends on planks fitted together, a person depends on others to lift them

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People need help and support from others to succeed. Close to 'no man is an island'.

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Simplified: 船靠板凑,人靠人捧
Traditional (Taiwan): 船靠板湊,人靠人捧
Pinyin: chuán kào bǎn còu,rén kào rén pěng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄢˇ ㄘㄡˋ,ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄆㄥˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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