甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜 jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

甲 jiǎ armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
蜜 mì honey; sweet; nectar
糖 táng sugar; candy; sweets
乙 yǐ second; 2nd heavenly stem
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
砒 pī arsenic
霜 shuāng frost; crystallized; candied