जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Literally, "to warm one's hand in a burning house". Compare the Kashmiri proverb أکِس دَزان دٲر تہٕ بیٛاکھ وُشناوان اَتھٕ (ạkis dazān dạ̄r tụ byākh wuśnāvān athụ, literally one's beard is burning and another warms their hand) with a similar meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐl.t̪eː‿ɡʱɐɾ‿mẽː‿ɦäːt̪ʰ‿sẽːk.näː]

Proverb

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जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना (jalte ghar mẽ hāth sẽknā) (Urdu spelling جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا)

  1. (idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune