Suì má cuō chéng shéng, néng dān qiānjīn zhòng.

碎麻搓成繩, 能擔千斤重。

Lit [When] pieces of flax [are] twisted into rope, [they] can bear [the weight of a] thousand catties.

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