人云亦云 rén yún yì yún — to parrot others; to repeat what others say

人云亦云
rén yún yì yún

Characters: 人 · 云 · 亦 · 云

Definitions

  1. to parrot others; to repeat what others say

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

ExtDict

  1. 云：说
  2. 亦：也。人家怎么说，自己也跟着怎么说。指没有主见，只会随声附和。

Examples

  • 他没有主见，凡事人云亦云。

    He has no mind of his own and parrots whatever others say.

  • 做学问要有独立见解，不可人云亦云。

    In scholarship one must think independently and not just echo others.