Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang(sān gè chòu pí jiàng，sài guò zhū gě liàng)

Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang

The synonym "three smelly cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang" generally means that three smelly cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is a common saying, which means that three people with mediocre abilities can put forward more thoughtful strategies than Zhuge Liang if they can work together to brainstorm. It comes from the romance of the Three Kingdoms, which refers to many people and wisdom.

interpretation

Three talented mediocre people, if they can work together to gather wisdom, can also put forward more thoughtful strategies than Zhuge Liang. explanation: it refers to the wisdom of many people. If we discuss something, we can come up with a good way. Three cobblesswith heart with brains through Zhuge Liang the master mind; the family of the masses ex ceed that of the wise individual; two heads are better than none.

Source of allusion

It must be known to all that in the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang made 100000 arrows for Zhou Yu to break Cao, and made a plan of "borrowing arrows from a straw boat". But I don't know. On that day, Zhuge Kongming calculated the right time, and ordered three of his followers to insert grass targets on both sides of the 20 boats, and then cover them with cloth curtains. After the completion of his entourage, he returned to the army and proposed that this arrangement might make Cao Jun see a flaw. There's a plan for the three people, but I just don't want to say that tomorrow we'll arrange the leading division. I saw two or three scarecrows standing in the bow of each boat. They put on leather clothes and hats and looked like real people. After that, Cao Jun was sure to fall into the trap. It can be said that a wise man must make a mistake when he worries a lot. One man is not equal to the wisdom of three. there is another saying: "cobbler" is actually the homonym of "assistant general". In ancient times, "assistant general" is "assistant general". The original meaning of this saying is that the wisdom of three assistant generals together can stand up to one Zhuge Liang. Later, in the process of spreading, people even said that "the general" was "the cobbler". "Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang." This is a folk saying, which is well known to all. But sometimes you think, "three cobblers make Zhuge Liang" is about work? Obviously not; is it about power? The power of three people is obviously greater than that of one. Obviously, this is not the meaning of the topic. Is it wisdom? Obviously, this is the essence of the saying, but how can they compare with Zhuge Liang, the three cobblers who may not even have seen marching and fighting? You should know that Zhuge Liang is a war man and a military man. Which is right? If we want to talk about the wisdom of a group, we have to have something to do with war. How can the three cobblers who have little to do with war compare with Zhuge Liang? Obviously, there is something wrong with this analogy. Cobblers are those who do fur business in the streets or villages in the city, such as fur clothes, lint, leather goods, etc. they may also do leather business today. Of course, they have experience and wisdom from practice, but this experience and wisdom has nothing to do with war. For Zhuge Liang and the cobbler, it is obvious that they have their own wisdom. The cobbler has the wisdom of the cobbler, and Zhuge Liang has the wisdom of Zhuge Liang. Their wisdom is different. Compare the wisdom of a cobbler to the wisdom of marching and fighting. Which one is this? How could he compare his wisdom with Zhuge Liang, who was used to marching and fighting and talked about strategies every day? Obviously, there is a problem of dislocation. Where is the dislocation? ——The mistake lies in the misuse of sound. Recently, after reading Zhu Zheng's essays landscape of thought, we can see a short essay on cobblers, which says: "three cobblers compete with Zhuge Liang. It is about the wisdom of the masses. One is better than two. There are many people, each with his own experience, each with his own field of knowledge, and each has his own angle of thinking. If we all get together, complement each other, and correct each other, the result will always be better. No matter how brilliant a person is, he always has his limitations. The decisions he makes alone are not always the best and most accurate. Let's talk about Zhuge Liang. Although it is said in the official history that he is "not his strong point", how can an outstanding military strategist say, as a folk saying goes, "three cobblers are better than him?"? Why are there three cobblers instead of other blacksmiths, bricklayers, gardeners, tailors, old peasants and so on? In my opinion, "cobbler" should be written as "General of benefit". General of benefit is also an assistant general (who often rushes to the first line in war). The so-called "partial benefit" refers to officers at the middle and lower levels. This is related to war and can be compared with the strategist Zhuge Liang. " ——This passage clearly points out the crux of the problem. That is to say, under the circumstances at that time, the experience and wisdom of the three lower level generals who marched and fought on the first line were sometimes more correct, realistic and effective than Zhuge Liang, who was far away in the stronghold, resourceful and stable in the army. "Three bad generals are better than Zhuge Liang." This is the original meaning and word of this proverb. That is to say, later generations mistakenly changed "Bijiang" into "cobbler" - after all, it is homophonic, easy to write, easy to remember, and easy to be used and spread orally by people with low culture. Just like many homophonic errors of Chinese people, for example, Du Shiyi (Du Fu) was written as Du Shiyi (see strange tales of Liaozhai), Liang Wudi was written as Liang Wudi (see hesitation · changmingdeng), and the remote peasants in the countryside during the 1911 Revolution, like Ah Q, were mistaken for "persimmon oil", so it's no surprise that "Bijiang" was mistaken for "cobbler". Just don't know when, it from "benefit will" error into "cobbler"? ——That's not what we know.

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