船頭多くして船山に登る

Japanese
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

Etymology

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

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

Idiom

船頭多くして船山に登る (hiragana せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる, rōmaji sendō ōku shite fune yama ni noboru)

  1. too many cooks spoil the broth
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