To be an object of universal condemnation; to be reviled by everyone.
他因为在社区里散布谣言，最终落得个千夫所指的下场。
Because he spread rumors in the community, he ultimately faced universal condemnation.
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In the late Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Ai of Han, Liu Xin, was a dissolute and shameless emperor who indulged in wine and women.
He was also infatuated with men, particularly Dong Xian, the son of Imperial Censor Dong Gong, because of his beauty.
Liu Xin appointed Dong Xian as Grand Marshal and enfeoffed him as Marquis of Gao'an. All officials had to go through Dong Xian to submit their memorials to the throne. Dong Xian frequently bestowed 1,000 taels of gold upon people.
The Grand Censor Wang Jia submitted a memorial to the throne, accusing Dong Xian of being a criminal "pointed at by a thousand people" (千夫所指).
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