Chinese word

异口同声

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì kǒu tóng shēng

Meaning

  • idiomin unison

Example

大家异口同声地支持这个决定。dà jiā yì kǒu tóng shēng dì zhī chí zhè ge jué dìng

Everyone supported this decision in unison.

Illustration for 异口同声 (in unison)

More examples

员工们异口同声地反对新的休假方案。yuán gōng men yì kǒu tóng shēng dì fǎn duì xīn de xiū jià fāng àn

The employees opposed the new vacation plan in unison.

Core concept

Many separate speakers produce one shared verbal response.

Common phrases

  • 异口同声地反对yì kǒu tóng shēng dì fǎn duì

    oppose in unison

  • 异口同声地支持yì kǒu tóng shēng dì zhī chí

    support in unison

Similar words

齐声qí shēng: A group speaks in unison, giving the same verbal response at once.
众口一词zhòng kǒu yì cí: A large number of people voice the same view.

Definition in Chinese

多人在言语或表态上完全一致，表示意见一致。duō rén zài yán yǔ huò biǎo tài shàng wán quán yí zhì biǎo shì yì jiàn yí zhì

Word origin

异 (yì, "different") + 口 (kǒu, "mouth") contrasts with 同 (tóng, "same") + 声 (shēng, "voice"), creating the image of many mouths giving one voice.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this idiom usually has a group as its subject and describes a shared spoken response rather than people merely talking at the same time.

Other meanings

  • unanimouslyidiom

Opposites

  • 各持己见gè chí jǐ jiànhold their own opinionsidiom

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