如人飲水,冷暖自知
Chinese
as (if); such as | man; person; people | to drink water | coldness and warmness; daily changes in temperature | to be personally aware; to know thyself | |||
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trad. (如人飲水,冷暖自知) | 如 | 人 | 飲水 | , | 冷暖 | 自知 | |
simp. (如人饮水,冷暖自知) | 如 | 人 | 饮水 | , | 冷暖 | 自知 | |
Literally: “Only the person drinking the water knows whether it is warm or cold.” |
Etymology
From The Transmission of the Lamp (《景德傳燈錄》卷第四).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ , ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rú rén yǐnshuěi, lěngnuǎn zìhjhih
- Wade–Giles: ju2 jên2 yin3-shui3, lêng3-nuan3 tzŭ4-chih1
- Yale: rú rén yǐn-shwěi-, lěng-nwǎn dz̀-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ru ren yiinshoei, leengnoan tzyhjy
- Palladius: жу жэнь иньшуй, лэннуань цзычжи (žu žɛnʹ inʹšuj, lɛnnuanʹ czyčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐu³⁵ ʐən³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
- One must personally experience something in order to know what it's like.
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