百 口 莫 辩

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(idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence

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百口莫辯 百口莫辩 [bai3 kou3 mo4 bian4] /(idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence/

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