also: きんこうもくぜつ
noun
opinion leader; public opinion leader
A yojijukugo literally meaning 'golden mouth, wooden tongue', used figuratively for a person who influences public opinion. Rare and literary.
彼は政界の金口木舌として知られている。
He is known as an opinion leader in political circles.
新聞は時に金口木舌の役割を果たす。
Newspapers sometimes play the role of a public opinion leader.
Common modern loanword for 'opinion leader'; 金口木舌 is a rare, literary yojijukugo with the same meaning.
A yojijukugo composed of 金 (gold/metal), 口 (mouth), 木 (wood), and 舌 (tongue). The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a metaphorical expression for a person whose words carry weight, like a bell with a metal clapper and wooden tongue.