各有所好

Mandarin · pinyin gè yǒu suǒ hào

Meanings

  1. everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
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各
gè · each, individually, every, all
有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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4–3–3–4 · ge4 you3 suo3 hao4

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gok3 jau5 so2 hou3

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  1. (idiomatic) there's no accounting for taste; to each his own; different strokes for different folks; chacun à son goût

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