三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom

三

sān

three

个

gè

variant of 個|个[ge4]

臭

chòu

stench

皮

pí

leather

匠

jiang

craftsman

,

,

合

hé

variant of 合[he2]

成

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

一

yī

one

个

gè

variant of 個|个[ge4]

诸

zhū

all

葛

gě

surname Ge

亮

liàng

bright; light