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冷暖自知
  laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1   jyutping
  leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1   pinyin
self- awareness; lit. the person who drinks it knows best if its hot or cold (Zen proverb)

Idiom

Level: 0
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
冷暖自知

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Characters in this word:

 laang5 laang5*1  -  cold; cool; chilly
 nyun5  -  warm
 zi6  -  self; private; personal
 zi1 zi3  -  know; knowledge; inform
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