众口铄金
Traditional form:
眾口鑠金
Pinyin (reading):
zhòngkǒushuòjīn
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 众 - multitude, crowd; masses, public
- 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 铄 - to melt, to smelt; polish, shine
- 金 - gold, metal; money
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