甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
jiǎ​zhī​mì​táng​yǐ​zhī​pī​shuāng

one man's meat is another man's poison

  • created sense approved 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 · jiǎ​zhī​mì​táng​yǐ​zhī​pī​shuāng · one man's meat is another man's poison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜

    jiǎ​zhī​mì​táng​yǐ​zhī​pī​shuāng

    one man's meat is another man's poison

    one person's treasure might be another person's trash; a common idiom used to express that tastes and values vary greatly between individuals

    甲 (literal) → 甲 · jiǎ · someone 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 蜜糖 (literal) → 蜜糖 · mì​táng · honey ， (non_chinese) 乙 (literal) → 乙 · yǐ · someone 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 砒霜 (literal) → 砒霜 · pī​shuāng · white arsenic

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