三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

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

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Child Words of 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮

• 合 合 hé: to close
• 一 一 yī: one
• 三 三 sān: three
• 亮 亮 liàng: bright
• 个 个 gè: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
• 合 合 gě: 100 ml
• 合成 合成 hé chéng: to compose
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 皮 皮 pí: leather
• 臭 臭 chòu: stench
• 臭 臭 xiù: sense of smell
• 匠 匠 jiàng: craftsman
• 皮匠 皮匠 pí jiang: cobbler
• 葛 葛 gé: kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
• 诸 诸 zhū: all
• 诸葛亮 诸葛亮 zhū gě liàng: Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period