much defarnation destroys a man: constant slanders can ruin sb ? 眾口鑠金，～。(《史記 ·張儀列傳》) Public clamollr can confound right and wrong; constanf slanders can ,ruin a man.
積毀銷骨ji hui xiao gu
repeated calumny can bring about one's ruin
積毀銷骨jī huǐ xiāo ɡǔ
毀：毀謗；銷；熔化。一次又一次的毀謗，積累下來足以致人死地。Rumours can kill a person. constant slanders can ruin sb.