Lóng duō bù zhìshuǐ; jī duō bù xiàdàn.

龍多不治水, 雞多不下蛋。

Lit [When there are] too many dragons, the waters can't be controlled [and when there are] too many hens, [they] don't lay eggs.

Fig “Too many cooks spoil the broth.”

Note [Note: in traditional mythology dragons were supposed to control rivers and flooding; see also rén duō, shǒu zá below.]

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