船頭多くして船山に登る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
船 頭 多 船 山 登
せん
Grade: 2 		とう > どう
Grade: 2 		おお
Grade: 2 		ふね
Grade: 2 		やま
Grade: 1 		のぼ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Literally, the boat with many captains will be driven up a mountain.

Compare Korean 사공(沙工)이 많으면 배가 산(山)으로 간다 (sagong'i maneumyeon baega saneuro ganda).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ndo̞ː o̞ːkɯ̟ᵝ ɕite̞ ɸɯ̟ᵝne̞ ja̠ma̠ ɲ̟i no̞bo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Idiom[edit]

船(せん)頭(どう)多(おお)くして船(ふね)山(やま)に登(のぼ)る • (sendō ōku shite fune yama ni noboru) 

  1. too many cooks spoil the broth
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