如人飲水，冷暖自知 [－－饮－－－－－－]

Jyutping jyu4 jan4 jam2 seoi2 ， laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1
Pinyin rú rén yǐn shuǐ ， lěng nuǎn zì zhī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    One must personally experience something in order to know what it's like.

如人飲水，冷暖自知 [－－饮－－－－－－]

Jyutping jyu4 jan4 jam2 seoi2 , laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1
Pinyin rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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