甲の薬は乙の毒

Reading

Kana: こうのくすりはおつのどく

Romaji: kounokusurihaotsunodoku

Definition

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1

one man's meat is another man's poison; one man's medicine is another man's poison

Kanji

甲

Readings: コウ、 カン、 きのえ

Meanings: armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

薬

Readings: ヤク、 くすり

Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

乙

Readings: オツ、 イツ、 おと-、 きのと

Meanings: the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)

毒

Reading: ドク

Meanings: poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite