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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 jīn
zh+òng·4th tonek+ǒu·3rd tonesh+uò·4th tonej+īn·1st tone
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much reviling and slander wears the bone - i.e. when everybody speaks against a person, it makes him tired of life积毁销骨jī huǐ xiāo gǔgossip is a fearful thing (idiom)人言可畏rén yán kě wèione 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 shíthree men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact三人成虎sān rén chéng hǔ(idiom) lit. many mosquitoes gathering can make a sound like thunder (idiom) · fig. when many people spread slander, it can cause great harm to someone聚蚊成雷jù wén chéng léi
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