Definition & Meaning

1.too many dragons won't control the flood and too many hens won't lay eggs

2.everybody's business is nobody's business

Vocabulary

lóng duō bù zhì shuǐ jī duō bù xià dàn

龙 多 不 治 水 鸡 多 不 下 蛋

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1
too many dragons won't control the flood and too many hens won't lay eggs
2
everybody's business is nobody's business

Vocabulary of 龙多不治水，鸡多不下蛋

不
[hsk1]not; used to reply in the negative
下
down; under
多
[hsk1]much; exceed the expected/intended quantity
水
[hsk1]water; a general term for rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
治
[hsk5]rule; treat
龙
[hsk5]dragon; dragon as the symbol of the emperor
蛋
[hsk2]egg; an egg-shaped thing
鸡
[hsk2]chicken; prostitute

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