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冷暖自知
lěngnuǎnzìzhī
1. see [[如人飲水，冷暖自知|如人饮水，冷暖自知<rúrényǐnshuǐ]], [[lěngnuǎnzìzhī>]]

Character Breakdown

冷
lěng
cold, cool; lonely
HSK 1 7 丶
暖
nuǎn
warm, genial
HSK 4 13 丶
自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

如人饮水，冷暖自知
rúrényǐnshuǐ,lěngnuǎnzìzhī
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within

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