"十人十色" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

IPA: [d͡ʑɨᵝːɲ̟ĩn to̞iɾo̞] Forms: 十人十色 [canonical] (ruby: (じゅう), (にん), (), (いろ)), jūnin toiro [romanization], zifunin toiro [romanization], じふにんといろ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Literally, “10 people, 10 colors”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|10 people, 10 colors}} “10 people, 10 colors”, {{lit|10 people, 10 colors}} Literally, “10 people, 10 colors” Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|じゅうにん といろ|hhira=じふにん といろ}} 十(じゅう)人(にん)十(と)色(いろ) • (jūnin toiro) ^(←じふにんといろ (zifunin toiro)?)
  1. to each his own; different strokes for different folks; there's no accounting for taste Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Ten Synonyms: 蓼食う虫も好き好き (tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki) (ruby: (たで), (), (むし), (), ()), 十人十腹 (jūnin tohara) (ruby: (じゅう), (にん), (), (はら)), 多種多様 (tashu tayō) (ruby: (), (しゅ), (), (よう)), 各人各様 (kakujin kakuyō) (ruby: (かく), (じん), (かく), (よう))

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          "食",
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