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人各有所好

Mandarin · pinyin rén gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes
there is no accounting for taste
chacun son goût

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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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2–4–3–3–4 · ren2 ge4 you3 suo3 hao4

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jan4 gok3 jau5 so2 hou3

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