仁者見仁,智者見智

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Chinese

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virtuous person; benevolent person
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
humane; kernel wise man; man of wisdom; sage
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
wisdom; knowledge
trad. (仁者見仁,智者見智) 仁者 智者
simp. (仁者见仁,智者见智) 仁者 智者
Literally: “The benevolent person sees benevolence, the wise person sees wisdom”.

Etymology

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From I Ching:

[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE
Rén zhě jiàn zhī wèi zhī rén, zhì zhě jiàn zhī wèi zhī zhì. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

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Idiom

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仁者見仁,智者見智

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

Synonyms

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