群策群力

Chinese

strategies of the people wisdom and power of the people
trad. (群策群力/羣策羣力) 群策/羣策 群力/羣力
simp. (群策群力) 群策 群力

Etymology

From Fayan:

漢屈羣策，羣策屈羣力；楚憞羣策而自屈其力。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
汉屈群策，群策屈群力；楚憞群策而自屈其力。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE
Hàn qū qúncè, qúncè qū qúnlì; Chǔ duì qúncè ér zì qū qí lì. [Pinyin]
Han Gaozu exerted the strategies of the multitude, which in turn exerted strengths of the multitude, while [the leader of] Chu resented adopting the strategies of others, and relied on nothing but his own strength.

Pronunciation

Idiom

群策群力

  1. to pool the wisdom and efforts of everyone; to work with collective wisdom and concerted efforts
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