众说纷纭

zhòng shuō fēn yún

opinions vary widely

Character by character

众zhòng
many

说shuō
views

纷fēn
numerous

纭yún
tangled

对于这件事的原因，网上众说纷纭。

Online there are all kinds of theories about why it happened.

Tone: neutral.

Describes the state of opinion, not a person: 对于……众说纷纭.

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