各不相同

Mandarin · pinyin gè bù xiāng tóng

Meanings

  1. to be quite varied; each one is different
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各
gè · each, individually, every, all
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
同
tóng · same, similar; together with
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4–4–1–2 · ge4 bu4 xiang1 tong2

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