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诸葛亮
諸葛亮
ZhūgěLiàng
1.
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han [[蜀漢|蜀汉]] during the Three Kingdoms period
2.
the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms [[三國演義|三国演义]], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius
3.
mastermind
Noun
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
事后诸葛亮
shìhòuZhūgěLiàng
a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòZhūgěLiàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
sāngèchòupíjiang,dǐnggèZhūgěLiàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮
sāngèchòupíjiang,shèngguòyīgèZhūgěLiàng
variant of [[三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮<sāngèchòupíjiang]], [[sàiguòyīgèZhūgěLiàng>]]
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮
sāngèchòupíjiang,héchéngyīgèZhūgěLiàng
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
sāngèchòupíjiang,sàiguòyīgèZhūgěLiàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
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