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如人饮水，冷暖自知

rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

9-character word Traditional 如人飲水，冷暖自知

What 如人饮水，冷暖自知 means

1. the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
2. to know best by personal experience

The characters in 如人饮水，冷暖自知

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 人rénperson; people
• 饮yǐnto drink
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 冷lěngcold
• 暖nuǎnwarm; to warm
• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 知zhīto know; to be aware