Word information
Simplified众口铄金
Traditional眾口鑠金
Pinyinzhòng kǒu shuò jīn
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Chinese word dictionary
众口铄金
zhòng kǒu shuò jīn · 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
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口kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
门口ménkǒudoorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
路口lùkǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
出口chūkǒuan exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
观众guānzhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
奖金jiǎngjīnpremium; award money; bonus