Zuò shè dào biān, sān nián bù chéng.

作舍道邊, 三年不成。

Lit [If one is to] build a house by the side of the road, [it will] not be completed in three years [because each passerby will have a different opinion as to how things should be done].

Fig Too many opinions will come to nothing. “Too many cooks spoil the broth.”

Note [See also rén duō, shǒu zá above.]

Topics COMPLETION DIFFERENCES HOUSES OPINIONS