眾口鑠金

Chinese

		numerous; multitude; crowd	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	bright; melt; fuse (metal)	metal; gold; money
trad. (眾口鑠金)		眾	口	鑠	金
simp. (众口铄金)		众	口	铄	金
Literally: “the mouths of the masses can melt gold”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngkǒushuòjīn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ hau² soek³ gam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhòngkǒushuòjīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqkooushuohjin
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ hau² soek³ gam¹
  - Yale: jung háu seuk gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ hau² soek⁸ gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ heo² sêg³ gem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ hɐu̯³⁵ sœ̽ːk̚³ kɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

眾口鑠金

the clamorous words or opinions of the mass may obscure the facts or turn lies into truth

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