zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

public clamor can melt metal

  • created reference approved 众口铄金/眾口鑠金 → 积非成是/積非成是 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众口铄金 / 眾口鑠金 zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

    积非成是 / 積非成是 jī​fēi​chéng​shì

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  • created reference approved 众口铄金/眾口鑠金 → 群口铄金/群口鑠金 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众口铄金 / 眾口鑠金 zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

    群口铄金 / 群口鑠金 qún​kǒu​shuò​jīn

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  • created sense approved 众口铄金/眾口鑠金 · zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn · public clamor can melt metal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    众口铄金 / 眾口鑠金

    zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

    public clamor can melt metal

    literally meaning that public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal; used to describe how the power of public opinion is immense, or how widespread rumors can obscure the truth and confuse right and wrong

    众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · many 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · speech 铄 (literal) → 铄/鑠 · shuò · to melt 金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · metal

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