- 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 sāngèchòupíjianghéchéngyīgèzhūgěliàng collective wisdomLiterally "three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius"; implies that the combined ideas of ordinary people can be more powerful than one person working alone
- 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 sāngechòupíjiangshèngguòyīgezhūgěliàng wisdom of the massesthree ignorant cobblers add up to a genius; collective wisdom exceeds that of any single individual; it suggests that by working together and pooling resources, even ordinary people can come up with better ideas than a single expert
- 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 sāngèchòupíjiangsàiguòyīgèzhūgěliàng wisdom of the massesthree ignorant cobblers add up to a genius; the collective wisdom of the people exceeds that of any single individual
- 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮 sāngechòupíjiangsàiguòzhūgěliàng wisdom of the massesLiterally "three ignorant cobblers match [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]]"; means that the collective wisdom of a group can surpass that of even the greatest individual genius.
- 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 sāngèchòupíjiangdǐnggèzhūgěliàng wisdom of the massesthree ignorant cobblers add up to a genius; collective wisdom exceeds that of any single individual