lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom; wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
trad. 三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮
Also written 三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮【sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng】
Characters in this word
9三
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surname San
- Pinyin
- Sān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 849 of 2500
个
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used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- Pinyin
- gě
- Traditional
- 個
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 66 of 2500
臭
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stench, smelly, to smell (bad), repulsive, loathsome, terrible, bad, severely, ruthlessly, dud (ammunition)
- Pinyin
- chòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1610 of 2500
皮
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surname Pi
- Pinyin
- Pí
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3539 of 2500
匠
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craftsman
- Pinyin
- jiàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 39631 of 2500
顶
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apex, crown of the head, top, roof, most, to carry on the head, to push to the top, to go against, to replace, to substitute, to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc), (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile, classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
- Pinyin
- dǐng
- Traditional
- 頂
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4978 of 2500
诸
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surname Zhu
- Pinyin
- Zhū
- Traditional
- 諸
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 41498 of 2500
葛
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surname Ge
- Pinyin
- Gě
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 6921 of 2500
亮
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bright; light, to shine; to flash, loud and clear, to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
- Pinyin
- liàng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5414 of 2500