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因人而异

yīn rén ér yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
varying from person to person (idiom) / different for each individual
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d77b96771076fef6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

因人而異 因人而异 [yin1 ren2 er2 yi4] /varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual/

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Other forms in these source records: 因人而異

  • 因
    yīn

    cause / reason / because

  • 人
  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 异
    yì

    different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.