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如人饮水，冷暖自知【rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī】

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

如人饮水，冷暖自知【rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī】

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

如

HSK 23

含义if, supposing; as if; like, as

拼音rú

人

HSK 11

含义man; people; mankind; someone else

拼音rén

饮

HSK 5

含义drink; swallow; kind of drink

拼音yǐn

水

HSK 11

含义water, liquid, lotion, juice

拼音shuǐ

冷

HSK 11

含义cold, cool; lonely

拼音lěng

暖

HSK 32

含义warm, genial

拼音nuǎn

自

HSK 21

含义self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132

拼音zì

知

HSK 11

含义know, perceive, comprehend

拼音zhī