- lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
Generated definitions (experimental)
- collectively producing a better outcome than individual efforts
This idiom emphasizes that when a group of less knowledgeable or experienced individuals collaborates, they can achieve results that rival those of a more skilled single person.
Three ignorant cobblers worked together and surprisingly fixed the broken car.
zài在zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目Zhōng中,Sān三gě个chòu臭pí jiang皮匠de的gòng tóng共同zhì huì智慧bāng zhù帮助wǒ men我们jiě jué解决le了hěn很duō多wèn tí问题。
In this project, the collective wisdom of three ignorant cobblers helped us solve many problems.
Generated collocations (experimental)
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮collective wisdom can lead to brilliant solutionsqún群Cè策qún群Lì力to work together to come up with ideaszhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo众人拾柴火焰高many hands make light worksān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī三人行,必有我师in a group of three, one can be my teacherrén人xīn心Qí齐,Tài Shān泰山yí移when people are united, they can overcome great challengesjí sī guǎng yì集思广益to gather ideas for mutual benefitqún群Cè策qún群Lì力,gōng jiān kè nán攻坚克难to work together to tackle difficultieszhòng zhì chéng chéng众志成城unity brings strengthdā bǎ shǒu搭把手to lend a handyī一rén人nán难tiāo挑qiān千jīn斤dān担one person cannot shoulder a thousand-pound burdenhù互bāng帮Hù zhù互助to help each otherqún yīng群英huì cuì荟萃a gathering of outstanding talentsqiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī巧妇难为无米之炊even a skilled cook cannot make a meal without rice