sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
Traditional: 三個和尚沒水喝
三个和尚没水喝 (sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom); fig. everybody's business is nobody's business; (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)”.
Meanings
- 1lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3(If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
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