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
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Idiom

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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