- 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 (眾): abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
- 口 (口): mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- 铄 (鑠): bright; to melt; to fuse
- 金 (金): surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 众口铄金
- MDBG: 众口铄金
- Examples with 众口铄金 on Tatoeba
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