三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮

sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè zhū gě liàng

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

wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual

三

sān

three

个

gè

variant of 個|个[ge4]

臭

chòu

stench

皮

pí

leather

匠

jiang

craftsman

,

,

顶

dǐng

apex

个

gè

variant of 個|个[ge4]

诸

zhū

all

葛

gě

surname Ge

亮

liàng

bright; light