三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮

See also: 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮

Chinese

		three	(a measure word); individual	an unskilled cobbler; person of mediocre talent		to excel; to surpass; to outdo	Zhuge Liang
trad. (三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮)		三	個	臭皮匠	，	勝過	諸葛亮
simp. (三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮)		三	个	臭皮匠	，	胜过	诸葛亮
Literally: “three unskilled cobblers are superior to Zhuge Liang”.

Alternative forms

• 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 (sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò yīge Zhūgě Liàng)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Zhūgě Liàng, sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Zhūgé Liàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ , ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ, ㄙㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ , ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ go³ cau³ pei⁴ zoeng⁶, sing³ gwo³ zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Zhūgě Liàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ , ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: san ge̊ chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Jhugě Liàng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹ ko⁵ chʻou⁴-pʻi²-chiang⁴, shêng⁴-kuo⁴ Chu¹-ko³ Liang⁴
    • Yale: sān ge chòu-pí-jyàng-, shèng-gwò Jū-gě Lyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san .ge chowpyijianq, shenqguoh Jugee Lianq
    • Palladius: сань гэ чоупицзян, шэнго Чжугэ Лян (sanʹ gɛ čoupiczjan, šɛngo Čžugɛ Ljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ g̊ə² ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Zhūgé Liàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ , ㄕㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: san ge̊ chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Jhugé Liàng
    • Wade–Giles: san¹ ko⁵ chʻou⁴-pʻi²-chiang⁴, shêng⁴-kuo⁴ Chu¹-ko² Liang⁴
    • Yale: sān ge chòu-pí-jyàng-, shèng-gwò Jū-gé Lyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san .ge chowpyijianq, shenqguoh Juger Lianq
    • Palladius: сань гэ чоупицзян, шэнго Чжугэ Лян (sanʹ gɛ čoupiczjan, šɛngo Čžugɛ Ljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ g̊ə² ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ go³ cau³ pei⁴ zoeng⁶, sing³ gwo³ zyu¹ got³ loeng⁶
    • Yale: sāam go chau pèih jeuhng, sing gwo jyū got leuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ go³ tsau³ pei⁴ dzoeng⁶, sing³ gwo³ dzy¹ got⁸ loeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ go³ ceo³ péi⁴ zêng⁶, xing³ guo³ ju¹ god³ lêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɔː³³ t͡sʰɐu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ²² sɪŋ³³ kʷɔː³³ t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːt̚³ lœːŋ²²/

Proverb

三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮

1. two heads are better than one