針唔拮到肉唔知痛
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
- one never feels pain unless he is the one who experiences it (slang)
- 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
- 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