jan4 do1 hou2 zou6 zok3人多好做作

Jyutpingjan4 do1 hou2 zou6 zok3

Yaleyàhn dō hóu jouh jok

Definition

Many hands make light work; with many people, a job is easily done.

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How it's used

This proverb emphasizes the efficiency of collective effort in completing a task. It is frequently used to encourage people to join in or to justify delegating work to a group rather than struggling solo. While it highlights cooperation, it can sometimes imply that the quality of work might be secondary to the speed of completion.

Examples

daai6大gaa1家jat1一cai4齊bong1幫sau2手laa1啦，jan4人do1多hou2好zou6做zok3作maa3嘛。

Let's all help out, many hands make light work.

jan4人do1多hou2好zou6做zok3作，nei5你m4唔sai2使jat1一go3個jan4人zou6做dou3到gam3咁san1辛fu2苦。

Many hands make the job easy, you don't have to work so hard alone.

Common phrases

jan4人do1多hou2好zou6做zok3作

many hands make light work

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the idiom 人多手腳亂, which carries the opposite meaning that too many people involved in a task lead to chaos and mistakes.