三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

Traditional form:

三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮

Pinyin (reading):

sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguò Zhūgě Liàng

Definitions:

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

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
• 赛 - to compete, to contend; contest, race
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 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
• 賽 - to compete, to contend; contest, race
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 諸 - all, many, various; surname
• 葛 - an edible bean; vine; surname
• 亮 - bright, brilliant, radiant, light