見仁見智

See also: 见仁见智

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	humane; kernel	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (見仁見智)		見	仁	見	智
simp. (见仁见智)		见	仁	见	智

Etymology

Short for 仁者見仁，智者見智／仁者见仁，智者见智 (rénzhě jiàn rén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì), from I Ching.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànrénjiànzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ jan⁴ gin³ zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànrénjiànzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànrénjiànjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-jên²-chien⁴-chih⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-rén-jyàn-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannrenjiannjyh
  - Palladius: цзяньжэньцзяньчжи (czjanʹžɛnʹczjanʹčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ jan⁴ gin³ zi³
  - Yale: gin yàhn gin ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ jan⁴ gin³ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ yen⁴ gin³ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ kiːn³³ t͡siː³³/

Idiom

見仁見智

different people have different views; opinions differ; there's no accounting for taste

Synonyms

各有所好 (gèyǒusuǒhào)
人殊意異／人殊意异 (rén shū yì yì)

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