Public opinion melts metal
Used to comment on the power of public opinion. Also used to say that widespread rumors can be enough to confound what is right/wrong or can obscure the truth
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本来此事与我毫无关系，但众口铄金，现在我似乎都成了谋主了 | Běnlái cǐ shì yǔ wǒ háowú guānxì, dàn zhòngkǒushuòjīn, xiànzài wǒ sìhū dōu chéng le móuzhǔ le
Originally, this didn't have anything to do with me, but after public clamor twisted the facts, I've practically become the ringleader
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看到自己偶像的负面新闻一再被报导，老王一直说：“这是众口铄金！众口铄金！” | Kàn dào zìjǐ ǒuxiàng de fùmiàn xīnwén yīzài bèi bàodǎo, lǎo wáng yīzhí shuō:“Zhè shì zhòng kǒu shuò jīn! Zhòng kǒu shuò jīn!”
After once again seeing negative news about his idol, Lao Wang repeatedly said, "This is an instance of public opinion distorting the facts! Public opinion is distorting facts!"
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《国语》(Guó Yǔ) by 左丘明 (Zuǒ Qiū Míng), a famous blind historian who lived from 556 - 451 BC. The work contains speeches from over 427 years of very, very ancient Chinese history, starting around 1000 BC and ending with the early Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is often translated in English as "Discourses of the States"
This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above