如人饮水，冷暖自知

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 如人饮水，冷暖自知 – see 如人飲水，冷暖自知 (“Only the person drinking the water knows whether it is warm or cold.; One must personally experience something in order to know what it's like.”). (This term is the simplified form of 如人飲水，冷暖自知).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.