Definition & Meaning

have no views of one's own; echo the views of others

Word usage

rén yún yì yún

人 云 亦 云

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deroghave no views of one's own; echo the views of others
- tā duì méi tǐ de guān diǎn cóng lái dōu shì bǎo chí lǐ xìng bù rén yún yì yún
  他对媒体的观点从来都是保持理性，不人云亦云。
  He has always had a healthy disrespect for media opinion.
- yǒu de gù shì shì niē zào de rén yún yì yún de liú chuán
  有的故事是捏造的，人云亦云地流传。
  Some stories are invented and spread from mouth to mouth.
synonym
suí bō zhú liú随波逐流 yì bù yì qū亦步亦趋 suí shēng fù hè随声附和 yīng wǔ xué shé鹦鹉学舌 bù rén hòu chén步人后尘 ǎi zi guān chǎng矮子观场 fèi yǐng fèi shēng吠影吠声 fèi xíng fèi shēng吠形吠声 shí rén tì tuò拾人涕唾 ǎi rén guān chǎng矮人观场 ǎi zi kàn xì矮子看戏
antonym
dú shù yī zhì独树一帜 biāo xīn lì yì标新立异 zì chéng yī jiā自成一家 dú chū xīn cái独出心裁 gè zhí jǐ jiàn各执己见 bié jù zhī yǎn别具只眼 biāo xīn lǐng yì标新领异

Word usage

Note
1. "人云亦云" is different from "鹦鹉学舌". "人云亦云" refers to "echo with the voice, without independent opinions"; "鹦鹉学舌" refers to "mechanical imitation, without using the brain". 2. "人云亦云" is used to express people's behavior.

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