事有千般，理有千层事有千般，理有千層事有千般，理有千層

matters come in a thousand kinds, reasons in a thousand layers

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Situations are varied and so are the reasons behind them, so don't see things one way only.

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Simplified: 事有千般，理有千层
Traditional (Taiwan): 事有千般，理有千層
Pinyin: shì yǒu qiānbān, lǐ yǒu qiān céng
Bopomofo: ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄅㄢ，ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄘㄥˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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