臭皮匠

Chinese

		sense of smell; smell bad; stench sense of smell; smell bad; stench; stink; smelly; to smell (bad)	cobbler; tanner
trad. (臭皮匠)		臭	皮匠
simp. #(臭皮匠)		臭	皮匠
Literally: “an unskilled cobbler”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chòupíjiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chòupíjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄆㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chòupíjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou⁴-pʻi²-chiang⁴
    • Yale: chòu-pí-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chowpyijianq
    • Palladius: чоупицзян (čoupiczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

臭皮匠

1. (idiomatic) person of mediocre talent

Derived terms

• 三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮／三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮 (sān ge chòupíjiàng, shèngguò Zhūgě Liàng)