众口一词

眾口一詞

zhòngkǒuyīcí

idiom #56,263

Meanings

1 everyone says the same thing
2 unanimous
3 with one voice

Characters

word / statement

Examples

同学们众口一词，都说这道题太难了。

Tóngxué men zhòng kǒu yī cí, dōu shuō zhè dào tí tài nán le.

The students all said the same thing — this question is too hard.

观众众口一词，称赞这部电影。

Guānzhòng zhòng kǒu yī cí, chēngzàn zhè bù diànyǐng.

Audiences unanimously praised this film.

众口一词的答案反而让人怀疑。

Zhòng kǒu yī cí de dá'àn fǎn'ér ràng rén huáiyí.

A perfectly unanimous answer actually makes one suspicious.

Tips

history

Attested in Ouyang Xiu's Song-dynasty memorial 《论议濮安懿王典礼札子》: '众口一辞，纷然不正' — the unanimous (but mistaken) consensus around a ritual question. The idiom can be neutral, positive, or slightly skeptical depending on context.

Stroke Order

众 zhòng

口 kǒu

一 yī

词 cí