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蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛

简萝卜白菜，各有所爱 · 繁蘿蔔白菜，各有所愛

Mandarin · pinyin luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài

(saying) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
各: gè · each, individually, every, all
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
萝: luó · type of creeping plant; turnip
卜: bo · bǔ · fortune telling; prophesy
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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