众口铄金 — Chinese idiom
众口铄金
zhòng kǒu shuò jīn
Traditional: 眾口鑠金
Meaning
- lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal
- fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth
- mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
Character by character
- 众zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
- 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 铄shuòto melt, to smelt; polish, shine
- 金jīngold, metal; money
Idioms sharing a character
- 不孚众望 bù fú zhòng wàng
- 不负众望 bù fù zhòng wàng
- 人多势众 rén duō shì zhòng
- 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng
- 力排众议 lì pái zhòng yì
- 劳师动众 láo shī dòng zhòng
- 大庭广众 dà tíng guǎng zhòng
- 妖言惑众 yāo yán huò zhòng
- 寡不敌众 guǎ bù dí zhòng
- 左道惑众 zuǒ dào huò zhòng
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