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如人饮水,冷暖自知

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rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

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Child Words of 如人饮水,冷暖自知

人
rén

person; people

如
rú

as

暖
nuǎn

warm

水
shuǐ

water

自
zì

self

饮水
yǐn shuǐ

drinking water

冷暖
lěng nuǎn

lit. daily changes of temperature

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
zhī

to know

饮
yǐn

to drink

饮
yìn

to give (animals) water to drink

冷
lěng

cold

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