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三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮 /sān ge chòupíjiàng shèng guò zhūgé liàng/ meaning in English

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三个臭皮匠,胜过诸葛亮 /sān ge chòupíjiàng shèng guò Zhūgé Liàng/ phrase

two heads are better than one(joint thinking pays)
phrase
[UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn]

Shèng Hèlèná/ proper noun

Saint Helena(island in the Atlantic Ocean)
proper noun
[UK: seɪnt ˈhe.lə.nə] [US: ˈseɪnt ˈhe.lə.nə]

圣 /shèng/ noun

Saint(title given to a saint)
noun
[UK: seɪnt] [US: ˈseɪnt]

圣 /shèng/ adjective

holy [holier, holiest](dedicated to a religious purpose)
adjective
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li] [US: ˈhoʊ.li]

sacred(made holy)
adjective
[UK: ˈseɪ.krɪd] [US: ˈseɪ.krəd]

乘 /shèng/ noun

yana(any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice)
noun
[UK: jˈɑːnə] [US: jˈɑːnə]

剩 /shèng/ verb

remain [remained, remaining, remains](to stay behind while others withdraw)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈmeɪn] [US: rə.ˈmeɪn]

过 /guò/ verb

cross [crossed, crossing, crosses](go from one side of something to the other)
verb
[UK: ˈkrɒs] [US: ˈkrɑːs]

elapse [elapsed, elapsing, elapses]((of time) to pass or move by)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈlæps] [US: ə.ˈlæps]

pass [passed, passing, passes](to go by, over, or through)
verb
[UK: pɑːs] [US: ˈpæs]

亮 /liàng/ adjective

bright [brighter, brightest](emitting much light; visually dazzling, see also: luminous; radiant)
adjective
[UK: braɪt] [US: ˈbraɪt]

量 /liàng/ noun

amount [amounts](total or sum of items)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈmaʊnt] [US: ə.ˈmaʊnt]

pramana(means of knowledge)
noun

quantity [quantities](fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti] [US: ˈkwɑːn.tə.ti]

quantum [quanta](quantity)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɒn.təm] [US: ˈkwɑːn.təm]

三倍 /sān bèi/ adverb

thrice(three times)
adverb
[UK: θraɪs] [US: ˈθraɪs]

三Q /sān-Q/ interjection

thank you(an expression of gratitude)
interjection
[UK: θæŋk juː] [US: ˈθæŋk ˈjuː]

三次 /sān cì/ adverb

thrice(three times)
adverb
[UK: θraɪs] [US: ˈθraɪs]

三温暖 /sān-wēnnuǎn/ noun

sauna [saunas](sauna room or house)
noun
[UK: ˈsaʊ.nə] [US: ˈsɒ.nə]

三P /sān-P/ noun

threesome [threesomes](a sexual activity involving three people)
noun
[UK: ˈθriː.səm] [US: ˈθriː.səm]

个屁 /ge pì/ pronoun

jack shit((vulgar) nothing, anything)
pronoun
[UK: dʒæk ʃɪt] [US: ˈdʒæk ˈʃiːt]

上个 /shàng ge/ adjective

last(most recent)
adjective
[UK: lɑːst] [US: ˈlæst]

圣约翰 /Shèng Yuēhàn/ proper noun

St. John's(capital of Antigua and Barbuda)
proper noun

聖尼古拉 /Shèng Nígǔlā/ proper noun

Saint Nicholas(4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and mariners)
proper noun

圣彼得堡 /Shèng Bǐdebǎo/ proper noun

Saint Petersburg(city in Russia)
proper noun
[UK: seɪnt ˈpiː.tərz.bərɡ] [US: ˈseɪnt ˈpiː.tərz.bərɡ]

圣约翰斯 /Shèng Yuēhànsī/ proper noun

St. John's(provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador)
proper noun

圣马力诺 /Shèng-Mǎlìnuò/ proper noun

San Marino(Republic of San Marino)
proper noun

圣乔治 /Shèng Qiáozhì/ proper noun

Saint George(Patron saint of England and several other places)
proper noun

圣胡安 /Shèng Hú'ān/ proper noun

San Juan(various city and province names)
proper noun

剩馀 /shèng yú/ noun

remainder [remainders]noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈmeɪn.də(r)] [US: rə.ˈmeɪn.dər]

圣赫勒拿 /Shèng Hèlēiná proper noun

Saint Helena(island in the Atlantic Ocean)
proper noun
[UK: seɪnt ˈhe.lə.nə] [US: ˈseɪnt ˈhe.lə.nə]

圣弥格 /Shèng/ proper noun

Saint Michael(equivalent of Saint Michael)
proper noun

圣保罗 /Shèng-Bǎoluó/ proper noun

São Paulo(city and state)
proper noun

圣多美 /Shèng Duōměi/ proper noun

São Tomé(capital of São Tomé and Príncipe)
proper noun

圣萨尔瓦多 /Shèng-Sà'ěrwǎduō/ proper noun

San Salvador(capital of El Salvador)
proper noun

圣多明哥 /Shèng Duōmínggē/ proper noun

Santo Domingo(the capital city of the Dominican Republic)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsæn.təʊ doˈmɪŋ.ɡəʊ] [US: ˈsænto.ʊ doˈmɪŋɡo.ʊ]

量的 /liàng de/ adjective

quantitative(of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality)
adjective
[UK: ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tə.tɪv] [US: ˈkwɑːn.tə.ˌte.tɪv]

旋量 /xuán liàng/ noun

spinor(element of Clifford algebra)
noun

3K产业 /sān kèi chǎnyè/ noun

3D job(dirty, dangerous, demanding job)
noun

三K党 /sān-kèi-dǎng/ proper noun

Ku Klux Klanproper noun

3K行业 /sān kèi hángyè/ noun

3D job(dirty, dangerous, demanding job)
noun

三点钟 /sān diǎn zhōng/ noun

three o'clock(the start of the fourth hour)
noun

三等分 /sān děng fēn/ verb

trisect [trisected, trisecting, trisects](to cut into three pieces)
verb
[UK: traɪ.ˈsekt] [US: traɪ.ˈsekt]

三氧化二氮 /sān yǎnghuà èrdàn/ noun

dinitrogen trioxide(binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen; N2O3)
noun

三趾鸥 /sān-zhǐ ōu/ noun

black-legged kittiwake(Rissa tridactyla)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈle.ɡɪd ˈkɪ.tɪ.weɪk] [US: ˈblæk ˈle.ɡəd ˈkɪ.tə.ˌwek]

第三方 /dì-sān fāng/ noun

third party(someone not directly involved in a transaction.)
noun
[UK: ˈθɜːd ˈpɑː.ti] [US: ˈθɝːd ˈpɑːr.ti]

第三等级 /dì-sān děngjí/ noun

third estate(caste of commoners in France prior to 1789)
noun
[UK: ˈθɜːd ɪ.ˈsteɪt] [US: ˈθɝːd ə.ˈsteɪt]

第三世界 /dì-sān shìjiè/ proper noun

Third World(countries not alligned with the west or east during the cold war)
proper noun
[UK: ˈθɜːd wɜːld] [US: ˈθɝːd ˈwɝːld]

拼命三郎 /pīnmìng sān láng/ noun

workaholic [workaholics](person)
noun
[UK: ˌwɜːk.ə.ˈhɒl.ɪk] [US: ˌwɝːk.ə.ˈhɑːl.ɪk]

冰冻三尺,非一日之寒 /bīngdòng sān chǐ phrase

Rome wasn't built in a day(it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive)
phrase
[UK: rəʊm ˈwɒznt bɪlt ɪn ə deɪ] [US: roʊm ˈwɑː.zənt ˈbɪlt ɪn ə ˈdeɪ]

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