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Home / Idiom / 一人传虚，万人传实

one man tells an idle story and it becomes fact in the mouths of ten thousand

一人传虚，万人传实
yī rén chuán xū，shí rén chuán shí
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Synonyms
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众口铄金zhòng kǒu shuò jīngossip; hearsay; rumor道听途说dào tīng tú shuō
Antonyms
to be tempered into a steel百炼成钢bǎi liàn chéng gāng
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