众口铄金
眾口鑠金
zhòngkǒushuòjīn
- lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)
- fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth
- mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
the clamorous words or opinions of the mass may obscure the facts or turn lies into truth
Entry Composition
| =1 | 众 | zhòng |
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| =1 | 众 | zhòng | variant of 众 zhòng |
| 2 | 口 | kǒu |
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| 3 | 铄 | shuò |
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| 4 | 金 | jīn |
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