集思广益 jí sī guǎng yì
to pool collective wisdom; to draw on everyone's ideas
Literally: gather thoughts broaden benefit
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Origin
From Zhuge Liang's Jiao Yu Junshi Zhangshi Canjun Shu: 夫参署者,集众思,广忠益也 — officials should gather everyone's ideas and broaden the benefit of loyal advice.
How to use it
Predicate or adverbial; positive. Often 集思广益,共同解决问题.
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- 公司召开全体会议，集思广益，寻找降低成本的办法。Gōngsī zhàokāi quántǐ huìyì, jí sī guǎng yì, xúnzhǎo jiàngdī chéngběn de bànfǎ.The company convened a general meeting to pool ideas and look for ways to cut costs.company convene all meeting, gather thoughts broaden benefit, search reduce cost (attributive particle) method
- 制定社区规划时应该集思广益，广泛听取居民的意见。Zhìdìng shèqū guīhuà shí yīnggāi jí sī guǎng yì, guǎngfàn tīngqǔ jūmín de yìjiàn.When drawing up the community plan, we should draw on collective wisdom and listen widely to residents' views.formulate community plan time should gather thoughts broaden benefit, widely listen-take resident (attributive particle) opinion
More chengyu about wisdom & judgement
- 深谋远虑shēn móu yuǎn lǜto plan deeply and think far ahead; far-sighted and prudent
- 高瞻远瞩gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔto stand high and see far; visionary, far-sighted
- 因地制宜yīn dì zhì yíto adapt measures to local conditions; to suit the action to the place
- 舍本逐末shě běn zhú mòto attend to trifles and neglect essentials; to put the cart before the horse
- 因噎废食yīn yē fèi shíto give up eating for fear of choking; to abandon something worthwhile because of a small risk
- 一叶障目yí yè zhàng mùto have one's view blocked by a single leaf; to miss the big picture because of a trivial detail
- 权衡利弊quán héng lì bìto weigh the pros and cons
- 见微知著jiàn wēi zhī zhùto see the significant in the small; to foresee developments from small signs