人云亦云 (rén yún yì yún) — to parrot others' words, to echo what others say without original thought
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to parrot what others say' — repeating opinions without independent thought, often used to criticize a lack of originality or backbone.
idiom
to parrot others' wordsto echo what others say without original thought
Examples
- 人云亦云，。Tā cóng lái bù rén yún yì yún, zǒng shì yǒu zì jǐ de dú lì sī kǎo.He never parrots others; he always has his own independent thinking.
- 人云亦云。Zhè piān wén zhāng pī píng le nà xiē rén yún yì yún de píng lùn jiā.This article criticizes those critics who just echo others' words.
- ，。Zài tǎo lùn zhōng rén yún yì yún, zhī huì ràng rén jué de nǐ méi yǒu zhǔ jiàn.Parroting others in a discussion will only make people think you have no opinions of your own.
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