如人饮水，冷暖自知

如人飲水，冷暖自知
rúrényǐnshuǐ,lěngnuǎnzìzhī
  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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
3 饮水 yǐnshuǐ
  1. to drink water
  2. drinking water
4 冷暖自知 lěngnuǎnzìzhī see 如人飲水，如人饮水，冷暖自知 rúrényǐnshuǐ,lěngnuǎnzìzhī