jat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4一樣米養百樣人一样米养百样人
Jyutpingjat1 joeng6 mai5 joeng5 baak3 joeng6 jan4
Yaleyāt yeuhng máih yéuhng baak yeuhng yàhn
Definition
There are all kinds of people in the world; even when raised in the same environment, people will turn out differently.
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How it's used
This proverb is frequently invoked when encountering someone with bizarre, annoying, or unexpected behavior. It serves as a philosophical resignation that diversity in human personality is inevitable regardless of shared circumstances. It is often used to dismiss someone's strange actions rather than to analyze them deeply.
Examples
It really takes all sorts to make a world, there are all kinds of people.
Common phrases
it really takes all sorts
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