交口称赞

交口稱讚
jiāokǒuchēngzàn
idiom #63,214

Meanings

  1. 1 to be unanimously praised
  2. 2 everyone sings one's praises
  3. 3 to win universal acclaim

Examples

Tā de xīn zuòpǐn yíngdé le pínglùnjiè de jiāokǒuchēngzàn.
His new work won unanimous praise from the critics.
Zhè wèi lǎoshī de jiàoxué fāngfǎ shòudào le xuéshēng hé jiāzhǎng de jiāokǒuchēngzàn.
This teacher's methods earned unanimous praise from students and parents alike.

Tips

history
Traces to Han Yu's Tang-dynasty 《》: '要人我们。' — Han Yu's epitaph for Liu Zongyuan notes how prominent officials all vied to recommend him.
usage
Strongly positive. literally means 'mouths meeting' — everyone's mouth saying the same thing. Subject of praise typically follows or is in a construction: '受到X交口称赞'.

Stroke Order

jiāo
kǒu
chēng
zàn