一个和尚挑水吃， 两个和尚扛水吃， 三个和尚没水吃

一个和尚挑水吃， 两个和尚扛[抬]水吃， 三个和尚没水吃 [yī ge hé shang tiāo shuǐ chī liǎng ge hé shang káng shuǐ chī sān ge hé shang méi shuǐ chī]

1. ■ One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, and three boys no boy.; One monk carries two buckets of water on a pole, two monks carry one bucket between them, and three monks have no drinking water -- a satirical warning against dependence and shirking responsibilities.; Too many cooks spoil the broth.; Two's company, three's none.