different people, different views; opinions differ
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Different people have different views on the same thing; opinions differ from person to person
formalLiterally: 'The benevolent see benevolence; the wise see wisdom.' Often shortened to 见仁见智 (jiàn rén jiàn zhì). Used to acknowledge that subjectivity is natural and that reasonable people may disagree.
Guān关
yú于
zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
yì艺
shù术
jià价
zhí值
，
dú读
zhě者
men们
rén仁
zhě者
jiàn见
rén仁
，
zhì智
zhě者
jiàn见
zhì智
，
píng评
jià价
bù不
yī一
。
Readers have differing opinions on the artistic value of this novel—opinions vary from person to person.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
shè设
jì计
fēng风
gé格
，
dà大
jiā家
rén仁
zhě者
jiàn见
rén仁
，
zhì智
zhě者
jiàn见
zhì智
，
hěn很
nán难
dá达
chéng成
yī一
zhì致
yì意
jiàn见
。
Everyone has different views on this design style, and it's difficult to reach a consensus.
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Zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
rén仁
zhě者
jiàn见
rén仁
，
zhì智
zhě者
jiàn见
zhì智
，
méi没
yǒu有
jué绝
duì对
de的
zhèng正
què确
dá答
àn案
。
On this issue, different people have different views, and there is no absolutely correct answer.