Traduction :
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
Référence :
铄:熔化。形容舆论力量大,连金属都能熔化。比喻众口一词可以混淆是非。
Origine :
《国语·周语下》:“众心成城,众口铄金。”
Exemple :
群言淆乱,异说争鸣;~,积非成是。(鲁迅《三闲集·述香港恭祝圣诞》)
Annotation :
众口铄金1
1. zhòngkǒushuòjīn :
[EN] 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