粵

針zam1唔m4拮gat1到dou3肉juk6唔m4知zi1痛tung3

simp针唔拮到肉唔知痛
zam1 m4 gat1 dou3 juk6 m4 zi1 tung3zhēn n2 jié dào ròu n2 zhī tòng

English

  1. one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)
  2. only when one handles a conundrum himself can he understand the pain therein; literally, only when one is pricked with a need will he feel the pain

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 寓意一個人要切身做一件苦差難事,先知道背後嘅艱辛、痛苦

Examples

  • 針唔拮到肉唔知痛㗎;叫你唔好成日笑人戴綠帽㗎啦,宜家自己戴啦,知道痛未呀?

    You won't feel the pain until you're the one being hurt. I told you not to mock those who are cheated on, and now that you're in the same situation, you can feel the pain, can't you?

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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