Definition
见仁见智 (jiàn rén jiàn zhì) means 'opinions differ' — it emphasizes that different people have different, often equally valid, views on a matter. Unlike 因人而异 (which focuses on variation in general, not just opinions) or 各抒己见 (which highlights each person freely expressing their own view), 见仁见智 is specifically about the existence of differing judgments or perspectives.
phrase
opinions differdifferent people have different views (idiom)
Examples
- ，见仁见智，。Duìyú zhè bù diànyǐng de píngjià, zhēn shì jiàn rén jiàn zhì, yǒu rén xǐhuan yǒu rén bù xǐhuan.Opinions on this movie really differ — some people like it, some don't.
- ，见仁见智，。Zhège shèjì fāng'àn dàodǐ hǎo bù hǎo, jiàn rén jiàn zhì, hěn nán shuō shéi duì shéi cuò.Whether this design proposal is good or not — opinions differ; it's hard to say who is right or wrong.
- ，见仁见智，。Guānyú jiàoyù fāngshì, jiàn rén jiàn zhì, méiyǒu juéduì de biāozhǔn.When it comes to educational methods, opinions differ; there's no absolute standard.
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