253Japanese idiom 四字熟語
二人三脚
ににんさんきゃくNinin sankyaku
“Two people, three legs.”
The meaning
As in the school race where two runners share one bound leg, moving as two requires tuning your rhythm. A well-adjusted pairing goes farther than either alone.
At the origin
From the school race game, now the image of true partnerships.
The characters
In practice
With your project or life partner, tune the rhythm before the speed.