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人云亦云

Mandarin · pinyin rén yún yì yún

to say what everyone says (idiom)
to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view
to follow the herd

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
云: yún · say, speak; clouds
亦: yì · also, too; likewise

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2–2–4–2 · ren2 yun2 yi4 yun2

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jan4 wan4 jik6 wan4

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(idiomatic) to say what others say; to follow the herd

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