"جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا" meaning in Urdu

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Proverb

IPA: /d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना [Hindi]
Etymology: Literally, "to warm one's hand in a burning house". Compare the Kashmiri proverb أکِس دَزان دٲر تہٕ بیٛاکھ وُشناوان اَتھٕ (literally “one's beard is burning and another warms their hand”) with a similar meaning. Head templates: {{ur-phrase|hi=जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना}} جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا • (transliteration needed) (Hindi spelling जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना)
  1. (idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-جلتے_گھر_میں_ہاتھ_سینکنا-ur-proverb-pNtNacAS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with incorrect language header
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        "(idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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        "Urdu multiword terms",
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      ],
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        "to take advantage of another's misfortune"
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        "(idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune"
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Urdu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا"
}

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