异口同声 (yì kǒu tóng shēng) — to speak in unison, to all say the same thing (idiom)
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'all say the same thing at once' — emphasizes group unanimity, not just agreement. Often paired with 地 before a verb (异口同声地说).
phrase
to speak in unisonto all say the same thing (idiom)
Examples
- ，异口同声“”。Dāng bèi wèn shì bu shì tóng yì shí, dà jiā yì kǒu tóng shēng dì shuō le "shì".When asked if they agreed, everyone said 'yes' in unison.
- 异口同声。Xué shēng men yì kǒu tóng shēng dì huí dá le lǎo shī de wèn tí.The students answered the teacher's question in unison.
- 异口同声。Wěi yuán huì suǒ yǒu chéng yuán yì kǒu tóng shēng dì jù jué le nà ge tí àn.All the committee members unanimously rejected the proposal.
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