仁者見仁，智者見智

See also: 仁者见仁，智者见智

Chinese

		virtuous person; benevolent person	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	humane; kernel		wise man; man of wisdom; sage	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (仁者見仁，智者見智)		仁者	見	仁	，	智者	見	智
simp. (仁者见仁，智者见智)		仁者	见	仁	，	智者	见	智
Literally: “The benevolent person sees benevolence, the wise person sees wisdom”.

Etymology

From I Ching:

仁者見之謂之仁，知者見之謂之知。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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仁者见之谓之仁，知者见之谓之知。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE

Rén zhě jiàn zhī wèi zhī rén, zhì zhě jiàn zhī wèi zhī zhì. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénzhě jiàn rén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ ze² gin³ jan⁴, zi³ ze² gin³ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rénzhě jiàn rén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ , ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rénjhě jiàn rén, jhìhjhě jiàn jhìh
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-chê³ chien⁴ jên², chih⁴-chê³ chien⁴ chih⁴
    • Yale: rén-jě jyàn rén-, jr̀-jě jyàn jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renjee jiann ren, jyhjee jiann jyh
    • Palladius: жэньчжэ цзянь жэнь, чжичжэ цзянь чжи (žɛnʹčžɛ czjanʹ žɛnʹ, čžičžɛ czjanʹ čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ ze² gin³ jan⁴, zi³ ze² gin³ zi³
    • Yale: yàhn jé gin yàhn, ji jé gin ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ dze² gin³ jan⁴, dzi³ dze² gin³ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ zé² gin³ yen⁴, ji³ zé² gin³ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ kiːn³³ jɐn²¹ t͡siː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵ kiːn³³ t͡siː³³/

Idiom

仁者見仁，智者見智

1. different people have different views; opinions differ; there's no accounting for taste

Synonyms

• 見仁見智／见仁见智 (jiànrénjiànzhì)
• 各有所好 (gèyǒusuǒhào)
• 人殊意異／人殊意异 (rén shū yì yì)