1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
1 lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
2 fig. an open secret
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
2 fig. a blessing in disguise
3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
2 fig. to get sorted out
3 to be finalized
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
2 Never give up hope.
3 Never say die.
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
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