三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò zhū gě liàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2. wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

Child Words of 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

三
sān

three

亮
liàng

bright

个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

皮
pí

leather

臭
chòu

stench

臭
xiù

sense of smell

赛
sài

to compete

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

匠
jiàng

craftsman

皮匠
pí jiang

cobbler

葛
gé

kudzu (Pueraria lobata)

诸
zhū

all

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