📖 Meaning
To speak with one voice; everyone saying the same thing in unison. It describes a situation where all people express the identical opinion or sentiment simultaneously, showing complete agreement among a group.
📜 Origin Story
This phrase appears in Chapter 6 of 'The Travels of Lao Can' (《老残游记》), a famous Qing dynasty novel by Liu E (刘鹗). In the passage, the protagonist Lao Can returns to the streets early in the day to inquire about the local governor's governance, and finds that the people all speak in unison, praising him. The expression is a variant of the more common idiom 一口同音 (yī kǒu tóng yīn), carrying the same meaning.
💡 Example Usage
面对记者的提问，几位负责人一口同声地表示支持这项新政策。
Faced with the reporter's question, the several officials expressed their support for the new policy with one voice.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 一口同声
- Pinyin: yī kǒu tóng shēng
- Literal Translation: one, mouth, same, voice
- Category: Communication
- Characters: 4