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

sān

three

variant of 個|个[ge4]

chòu

stench

leather

jiang

craftsman

,

variant of 合[he2]

chéng

short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

one

variant of 個|个[ge4]

zhū

all

surname Ge

liàng

bright; light