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甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜

jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng

9-character word

What 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 means

1. one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

The characters in 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜

• 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing)…
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 蜜mìhoney
• 糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
• 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order…
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 砒pīarsenic
• 霜shuāngfrost; white powder or cream spread over a surface; frosting

Example sentences

• 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
  Jiǎ zhī mì táng, yǐ zhī pīshuāng.
  One man's meat is another man's poison.