Làn má nǐng chéng shéng, lìliang dà qiānjīn.

爛麻擰成繩, 力量大千斤。

Lit [Even] rotten hemp twisted into a rope [will have a] strength [as] great [as] a thousand pounds.

Fig In unity there is strength.

Note [Note: literally, one jīn or “catty” is equal to one-half kilogram, but qiānjīn is figuratively taken to mean “a ton; a great weight.”]

Topics COOPERATION qiānjīn (wt.) STRENGTH UNITY