三个和尚没水吃
sān​ge​hé​shang​méi​shuǐ​chī

too many cooks spoil the broth

  1. 三个 三個 sān​ge numeral
    three
    the number three followed by a general measure word
  2. 和尚 hé​shang
    Buddhist monk
    A male Buddhist monk; a monk who has left home to practice Buddhism
  3. 没 沒 méi verbadverb
    not have
    To be without something; to lack or not possess.
  4. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  5. 吃 chī verb
    to eat
    to eat; to chew and swallow; to dine at (a restaurant etc.); also includes consuming liquids such as drinking tea or soup