<p>I am a Cantonese, and I've never heard of "五里不同天". However, I do know a similar phrase "各處鄉村各處例" (each village has its own custom/rule), also means <em>地区不同，事物就有差异</em></p>

<p>I also heard the phrase '一方水土養一方人' (different area raise different people) on some Chinese documentary shows</p>

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  <p>"十里不同音，百里不同俗"</p>
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<p>Means different dialect every ten <em>li</em> / culture every hundred <em>li</em>  </p>

<p>Basically the same methodology to describe how things are varies in such small geologic differences.  Also I believe "天" in "五里不同天" refers to the weather / climate (weather and climate are 2 different thing but I can't tell which one fits better here)</p>

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I also think it's plausible  "天" in "五里不同天" refers to the weather / climate.
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<p><strong>五里不同天</strong> is defined in《广安方言与民俗词典》as:</p>

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  <p>比喻地区不同，事物就有差异。</p>
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<p>I remember long ago hearing that in 福建 they say that the culture changes every nine <em>li</em>, but I never learned the actual phrase.</p>

<p>What similar phrases exist? I'm afraid that 广安方言 might not be all that universal.</p>

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What variant phrases of 五里不同天 exist?
# What variant phrases of 五里不同天 exist?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-05)

**五里不同天** is defined in《广安方言与民俗词典》as:

> 比喻地区不同，事物就有差异。

I remember long ago hearing that in 福建 they say that the culture changes every nine *li*, but I never learned the actual phrase.

What similar phrases exist? I'm afraid that 广安方言 might not be all that universal.

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-05. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

> "十里不同音，百里不同俗"

Means different dialect every ten *li* / culture every hundred *li*

Basically the same methodology to describe how things are varies in such small geologic differences. Also I believe "天" in "五里不同天" refers to the weather / climate (weather and climate are 2 different thing but I can't tell which one fits better here)

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I also think it's plausible  "天" in "五里不同天" refers to the weather / climate.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-05. Score: 2

I am a Cantonese, and I've never heard of "五里不同天". However, I do know a similar phrase "各處鄉村各處例" (each village has its own custom/rule), also means *地区不同，事物就有差异*

I also heard the phrase '一方水土養一方人' (different area raise different people) on some Chinese documentary shows


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