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因人而異

简因人而异 · 繁因人而異

Mandarin · pinyin yīn rén ér yì

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

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因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
異: Look up this written character
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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1–2–2–4 · yin1 ren2 er2 yi4

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jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6

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(idiomatic) to differ from person to person; to vary with each individual

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