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三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
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Definitions
- 1. lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
- 2. wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
Child Words of 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
all
sense of smell
stench
leather
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period
cobbler
craftsman
to cross
bright
one
(experienced action marker)
three
kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
to compete