船頭多くして船山に登る

せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる
Alternative writings: 船頭多くして船山に上る, 船頭多くして船山にのぼる
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A proverb meaning that too many leaders or opinions cause confusion and lead to failure — 'too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain' (similar to 'too many cooks spoil the broth').

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プロジェクトに口出しする人が増え、結局何も決まらない。まさに船頭多くして船山に登るだ。

Too many people are meddling in the project, and in the end nothing gets decided. It's exactly 'too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain.'

会議では発言者を絞らないと、船頭多くして船山に登ることになる。

If we don't limit speakers at the meeting, it will become a case of 'too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain.'