龙多不治水，鸡多不下蛋龍多不治水，雞多不下蛋龍多不治水，雞多不下蛋

with many dragons nobody controls the flood; with many hens no eggs get laid

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Too many people on a job means they shift responsibility and fail to coordinate, so the result is worse. Close to 'too many cooks spoil the broth'.

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Simplified: 龙多不治水，鸡多不下蛋
Traditional (Taiwan): 龍多不治水，雞多不下蛋
Pinyin: lóng duō bú zhìshuǐ, jī duō bú xiàdàn
Bopomofo: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄐㄧㄉㄨㄛㄅㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄢˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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