三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮

Traditional form:

三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮

Pinyin (reading):

sāngèchòupíjiang,shèngguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng

Definitions:

• variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 (sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòyīgè Zhūgě Liàng)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 个 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink
• 皮 - skin, hide, fur, feathers
• 匠 - artisan, craftsman, workman
• 胜 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 个 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 诸 - all, many, various; surname
• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 亮 - bright, brilliant, radiant, light

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 個 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 臭 - to reek, to smell, to stink
• 皮 - skin, hide, fur, feathers
• 匠 - artisan, craftsman, workman
• 勝 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 個 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 諸 - all, many, various; surname
• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 亮 - bright, brilliant, radiant, light