如人飲水，冷暖自知 in Chinese

IPA: /ʐu³⁵ ʐən³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ jɐm³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ laːŋ¹³ nyːn¹³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʐu³⁵ ʐən³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/, /jyː²¹ jɐn²¹ jɐm³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ laːŋ¹³ nyːn¹³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: rú rén yǐnshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], lěngnuǎn zìzhī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyu⁴ jan⁴ jam² seoi², laang⁵ nyun⁵ zi⁶ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], rú rén yǐnshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], lěngnuǎn zìzhī [Phonetic:rúrényínshuǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], léngnuǎnzìzhī] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], rú rén yǐnshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lěngnuǎn zìhjhih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ju² jên² yin³-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lêng³-nuan³ tzŭ⁴-chih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], rú rén yǐn-shwěi- [Mandarin, Yale, standard], lěng-nwǎn dz̀-jr̄ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ru ren yiinshoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], leengnoan tzyhjy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], жу жэнь иньшуй [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], лэннуань цзычжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], žu žɛnʹ inʹšuj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lɛnnuanʹ czyčži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yùh yàhn yám séui, láahng nyúhn jih jī [Cantonese, Yale], jy⁴ jan⁴ jam² soey², laang⁵ nyn⁵ dzi⁶ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu⁴ yen⁴ yem² sêu², lang⁵ nün⁵ ji⁶ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 如人饮水，冷暖自知 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From The Transmission of the Lamp (《景德傳燈錄》卷第四). Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《景德傳燈錄》卷第四}} 《景德傳燈錄》卷第四 Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 如人飲水，冷暖自知

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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓ"
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      "zh-pron": "rú rén yǐn-shwěi-"
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      "zh-pron": "rú rén yǐnshuǐ"
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    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "léngnuǎnzìzhī]"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄓ"
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      "zh-pron": "rú rén yǐnshuěi"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngnuǎn zìhjhih"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju² jên² yin³-shui³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lêng³-nuan³ tzŭ⁴-chih¹"
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      "zh-pron": "rú rén yǐn-shwěi-"
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      "zh-pron": "lěng-nwǎn dz̀-jr̄"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ru ren yiinshoei"
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        "standard"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ jan⁴ jam² soey², laang⁵ nyn⁵ dzi⁶ dzi¹"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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"如人飲水，冷暖自知" meaning in Chinese

Proverb