赤舌燒城
chì​shé​shāo​chéng

slanderous talk can burn a city

Senses

赤舌烧城/ 赤舌燒城 chì​shé​shāo​chéng slanderous talk can burn a city

(idiom) the extreme harm caused by malicious rumors and slanderous talk; similar in meaning to 众口铄金 zhòng​kǒu​shuò​jīn

References

synonym 赤舌烧城/赤舌燒城 → 众口铄金/眾口鑠金