鸡多不下蛋，人多吃闲饭雞多不下蛋，人多吃閒飯雞多不下蛋，人多吃閒飯

too many hens, no eggs; too many people, idle eaters

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Too many people for the work means they achieve little. Close to 'too many cooks spoil the broth'.

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Simplified: 鸡多不下蛋，人多吃闲饭
Traditional (Taiwan): 雞多不下蛋，人多吃閒飯
Pinyin: jī duō bú xiàdàn, rén duō chīxiánfàn
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄉㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄛㄔㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄢˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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