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眾zung3口hau2鑠soek3金gam1

simp众口铄金also written衆口鑠金
zung3 hau2 soek3 gam1zhòng kǒu shuò jīn

English

  1. lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)
  2. fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth
  3. mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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