049Japanese idiom 四字熟語
十人十色
じゅうにんといろJūnin toiro
“Ten people, ten colors.”
The meaning
Everyone has their own way of feeling, wanting and living. Difference is not a defect of the world: it is its color.
At the origin
A four-character idiom in very common use.
The characters
In practice
In a disagreement, look first for the other's color before defending your own.