甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
Dictionary entry
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
What does 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 mean?
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 (jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
Character breakdown
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甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] · (used for an unspecified person or thing)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him蜜mìhoney糖tángsugar · sweets乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] · second in order砒pīarsenic霜shuāngfrost · white powder or cream spread over a surface
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甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
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