一樣米養百樣人 (jat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4 | yi1 yang4 mi3 yang3 bai3 yang4 ren2) : there are different kinds of people in the world

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一樣米養百樣人

jat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4

yi1 yang4 mi3 yang3 bai3 yang4 ren2

there are different kinds of people in the world (Lit. one kind of rice feeds hundred kinds of people)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一樣米養百樣人 / 一样米养百样人

This word has been viewed 1738 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 2nd Sep 2008 22:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
樣 joeng6 joeng6*2 - shape; sample; type
米 mai5 - uncooked rice
養 joeng5 - support; sustain; breed; rest; foster
百 baak3 - hundred
樣 joeng6 joeng6*2 - shape; sample; type
人 jan4 - person; human being

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