各花入各眼

Cantonese · source Jyutpinggok3 faa1 jap6 gok3 ngaan5

Meanings

  1. 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'
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Same syllable, six tones

gok咯gok1gok2—角gok3anglegok4—gok5—gok6—
faa花faa1flowerfaa2—化faa3to make intofaa4—faa5—faa6—
jap邑jap1cityjap2—jap3—jap4—jap5—入jap6to enter
ngaanngaan1—ngaan2—ngaan3—颜ngaan4color眼ngaan5eye雁ngaan6wild goose

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: ge4 hua1 ru4 ge4 yan3. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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gok3 faa1 jap6 gok3 ngaan5

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proverb

  1. different people have different views

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Exact source record & identity各花入各眼 各花入各眼 [ge4 hua1 ru4 ge4 yan3] {gok3 faa1 jap6 gok3 ngaan5} /'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'/

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