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如人飲水，冷暖自知
简 如人饮水，冷暖自知 · 繁 如人飲水，冷暖自知Mandarin · pinyin rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī
Meanings
- the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
- to know best by personal experience
Characters in this entry
- 如
- rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 飲
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- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 冷
- lěng · cold, cool; lonely
- 暖
- nuǎn · warm, genial
- 自
- zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- 知
- zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
- 饮
- yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink
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jyu4 jan4 jam2 seoi2 ，laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1
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