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一人計短,二人計長 (jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4) — 集思廣益; 三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮 in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一janˎ₄人gai˗₃計dyunˊ²短,jiˍ₆二janˎ₄人gai˗₃計coengˎ₄長
简 一人计短,二人计長
Mandarin Pinyin: ji1 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2

Meaning of 一人計短,二人計長

noun集思廣益; 三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮
nountwo heads are better than one; a problem shared is a problem halved

Characters in 一人計短,二人計長

一jat1
one; a; an; the
人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
計gai3
meter; gauge; measuring device
短dyun2
short; brief
二ji6
second; twice
長coeng4
(of distance and time) long | [antonym] 短

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