千差万别

千差萬別
qiānchāwànbié
idiom #67,922

Meanings

  1. 1 extremely diverse
  2. 2 infinitely varied
  3. 3 differing in countless ways

Examples

Měi gè rén de xìnggé qiānchāwànbié.
Everyone's personality is different in countless ways.
Bùtóng dìqū de fēngsú qiānchāwànbié.
Customs vary enormously from region to region.

Tips

history
From 《》, a Song-dynasty Chan Buddhist collection. A monk asks 'What is the one undifferentiated matter?' — the master answers '千差万别' ('a thousand differences, ten thousand distinctions'), the Chan paradox being that 'oneness' manifests as infinite variety.

Stroke Order

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