sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng

Traditional: 三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮

三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 (sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

Characters in 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

三sān · three个gě · used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]臭chòu · stench皮pí · skin; peel; rind; outer layer匠jiàng · craftsman合gě · 100 ml成chéng · to succeed一yī · one个gě · used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]诸zhū · all葛gé · kudzu (Pueraria lobata)亮liàng · bright; light

Related words

一one个used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)个variant of 個|个[ge4]一个a; an; one这个(pronoun) this那个that one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything

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