如人饮水，冷暖自知

rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

Definitions

1. to know best by personal experience

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Child Words of 如人饮水，冷暖自知

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 如 如 rú: as
• 暖 暖 nuǎn: warm
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 自 自 zì: self
• 饮水 饮水 yǐn shuǐ: drinking water
• 冷暖 冷暖 lěng nuǎn: lit. daily changes of temperature
• 冷暖自知 冷暖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī: see 如人飲水，冷暖自知|如人饮水，冷暖自知[rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī]
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 饮 饮 yǐn: to drink
• 饮 饮 yìn: to give (animals) water to drink
• 冷 冷 lěng: cold