各如其意 — “Each person gets what they desire”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 各如其意?

各：各自；如：如愿。指各自都如愿以偿

各如其意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Each person gets what they desire”. Everyone's wishes are fulfilled. Literally, “Each according to their own will/desire”.

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各如其意 Pronunciation and Pinyin

各如其意 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
各	gè	6	each, respective
如	rú	6	like, as, if
其	qí	8	its, his, her, their
意	yì	13	idea, meaning, intention

Example Sentence with 各如其意

晚会上，大家选择了不同的歌曲，各如其意地享受着音乐。

At the party, everyone chose different songs, each enjoying the music as they wished.

Origin and Story of 各如其意

During the early Han Dynasty, Jia Yi, a brilliant scholar, was already very famous at the age of 18. He followed the Prefect Wu of Henan to the capital.

Emperor Wen was very fond of him and appointed him as Grand Master of Remonstrance. Jia Yi proposed many excellent suggestions to Emperor Wen, such as emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

However, due to slanderous attacks from other ministers, he was demoted and sent to Changsha to serve as Grand Tutor to the Prince of Changsha. Later, he was recalled to the capital to be the tutor to Liu Ji, the Prince of Liang Huai.