(Dān sī bù chéng xiàn,) dú mù bù chéng lín.

(單絲不成線,) 獨木不成林。

Lit (A single [strand of] silk does not make a thread, [and) one] single tree does not make a forest.

Fig Only in unity is there strength.

Note [Cf. DRC, chap. 56; Fēngshén Yǎnyì, chap. 72; Wǔ Sōng, chap. 2; the second half is often used alone (q.v.).]

Topics DRC dúmù bùchéng lín Fēngshén Yǎnyì STRENGTH UNITY Wǔ_Sōng