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三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng

11-character word Traditional 三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮

What 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 means

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

The characters in 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮

• 三sānthree; 3
• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 臭chòustench; smelly; to smell (bad)
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering
• 匠jiàngcraftsman
• 顶dǐngapex; crown of the head; top
• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 诸zhūall; various
• 葛gékudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
• 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear