交口称赞

交口稱讚
jiāokǒu-chēngzàn
idiom #63,214

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Zhèwèi lǎoshī de jiàoxué fāngfǎ shòudào le xuéshēng hé jiāzhǎng de jiāokǒuchēngzàn.
This teacher's methods earned unanimous praise from students and parents alike.
HSK 6
Tā de xīn zuòpǐn yíngdé le pínglùnjiè de jiāokǒuchēngzàn.
His new work won unanimous praise from the critics.

Tips

history
Traces to Han Yu's Tang-dynasty 《柳子厚墓志铭》: 诸公要人,争欲令出我门下,交口荐誉之 - Han Yu's epitaph for Liu Zongyuan notes how prominent officials all vied to recommend him.
usage
Strongly positive. 交口 literally means 'mouths meeting' - everyone's mouth saying the same thing. Subject of praise typically follows or is in a construction: 受到了X的交口称赞.

Stroke Order

jiāo
kǒu
chēng
zàn