和尚多了没水吃和尚多了沒水吃和尚多了沒水吃

with too many monks, there's no water to drink

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: When there are too many people, each expects another to do the work and nothing gets done. Critical; like 'too many cooks spoil the broth'.

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Simplified: 和尚多了没水吃
Traditional (Taiwan): 和尚多了沒水吃
Pinyin: héshang duō le méi shuǐ chī
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄕㄤㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄜㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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