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谚语, 成语 and 歇后语

A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.
独木不成林，单弦不成音 (Dú mù bù chéng lín, dān xián bù chéng yīn)

Play a harp before a cow
对牛弹琴 (Duì niú tán qín)