众口一词

眾口一詞

zhòngkǒu-yìcí

idiom #56,263

Meanings

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

Characters

word / statement

Examples

HSK 4

同学们众口一词，都说这道题太难了。

Tóngxuémen zhòngkǒu-yìcí, dōu shuō zhè dào tí tài nán le.

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

HSK 5

观众众口一词，称赞这部电影。

Guānzhòng zhòngkǒu-yìcí, chēngzàn zhè bù diànyǐng.

Audiences unanimously praised this film.

HSK 5

众口一词的答案反而让人怀疑。

Zhòngkǒu-yìcí 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》: 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