各花入各眼
Chinese
| each; every | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
to enter | each; every | eye | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (各花入各眼) | 各 | 花 | 入 | 各 | 眼 | |
| simp. #(各花入各眼) | 各 | 花 | 入 | 各 | 眼 | |
| Literally: “Each flower pleases each person's eyes”. | ||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gèhuārùgèyǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gèhuarùgèyǎn
- Wade–Giles: ko4-hua1-ju4-ko4-yen3
- Yale: gè-hwā-rù-gè-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehhuaruhgehyean
- Palladius: гэхуажугэянь (gɛxuažugɛjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gok3 faa1 jap6 gok3 ngaan5
- Yale: gok fā yahp gok ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gok8 faa1 jap9 gok8 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: gog3 fa1 yeb6 gog3 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ jɐp̚² kɔːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
各花入各眼
- different people have different views
Synonyms
- 蘿蔔青菜，各有所愛／萝卜青菜，各有所爱
- 鹹魚白菜，各有所愛／咸鱼白菜，各有所爱