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yì 异 kǒu 口 tóng 同 shēng 声

异口同声 yì kǒu tóng shēng

with one voice; in unison

Literally: different mouth same voice

Intermediate 💬 Speech & communication
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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Appears in the Book of Jin describing many people voicing the same view.

How to use it

Adverbial; neutral. Almost always 异口同声地说/回答.

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  1. 老师问谁想去春游，同学们异口同声地说：“我！”
    Lǎoshī wèn shéi xiǎng qù chūnyóu, tóngxuémen yì kǒu tóng shēng de shuō: "Wǒ!"
    When the teacher asked who wanted to go on the spring outing, the class shouted 'Me!' in unison.
    teacher ask who want go spring-outing, classmates different mouth same voice (particle) say: I
  2. 大家异口同声地反对这个决定。
    Dàjiā yì kǒu tóng shēng de fǎnduì zhège juédìng.
    Everyone opposed the decision with one voice.
    everyone different mouth same voice (particle) oppose this decision

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