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

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• 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

1. 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)