사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다더니 · 사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 가요
too many cooks spoil the broth; with too many people in charge, things go wrong
Example
사공이 많으면 배가 산으로 간다더니, 회의가 결론 없이 끝났어요.
Too many cooks spoil the broth; the meeting ended without any conclusion.
Word parts
사공 means 'boatman': with too many boatmen, the boat ends up on a mountain.
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