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To Know Hardship, One Must Experience It

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 bù dāng hé shàng bù zhī tóu lěng
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不當和尚不知頭冷 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [One who has] not been a monk [does] not know [the feeling of a] cold head.
I need to explain that a Chinese Buddhist monk always has a shaved head, and thus a cold head in winter.

Figuratively, this means: One cannot know the true meaning of hardship until one has experienced it oneself.

This is an idiom in Chinese, so the figurative meaning is what people perceive when they hear or read this phrase. Just as in English, when someone says, "The grass is always greener," one will think about the idea of jealousy, rather than the quality of one’s lawn.

If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian?

Only by experiencing hardship will allow you understand the plight of others

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 bù dāng hé shang bù zhī zhāi jiè kǔ
If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian? Scroll

不當和尚不知齋戒苦 literally translates as:
[One who has] not been a monk [does not] know the suffering of [being on a] vegetarian diet.

This is a bit like the “walk a mile in another man's shoes” saying. Basically, it's about you cannot fully understand the plight of others until you experience it yourself.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

受苦

see styles		 shòu kǔ
    shou4 ku3
shou k`u
    shou ku
 juku
    じゅく

受苦
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to suffer hardship
suffering pain; experiencing hardship
feel [experience, undergo] suffering

憂目

see styles		  ukime
    うきめ

憂目
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(irregular okurigana usage) bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

うき目

see styles		  ukime
    うきめ

うき目
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bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

嘗める

see styles		  nameru
    なめる

嘗める
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(transitive verb) (1) to lick; (2) to taste; (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (4) to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

憂き目

see styles		  ukime
    うきめ

憂き目
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bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

甞める

see styles		  nameru
    なめる

甞める
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(transitive verb) (1) to lick; (2) to taste; (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (4) to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

舐める

see styles		  nameru
    なめる

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(transitive verb) (1) to lick; (2) to taste; (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (4) to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

Variations:
知る(P)
識る

see styles		  shiru
    しる		 (transitive verb) (1) to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover; (transitive verb) (2) to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize; (transitive verb) (3) to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate; (transitive verb) (4) to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with; (transitive verb) (5) to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship); (transitive verb) (6) to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know; (transitive verb) (7) (usu. with neg. sentence) to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility

Variations:
舐める(P)
嘗める
甞める

see styles		  nameru
    なめる		 (transitive verb) (1) to lick; to lap; to suck; (transitive verb) (2) to taste; (transitive verb) (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (poss. from 無礼（なめ）; also written 無礼る) (See 無礼・なめ) to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate; (transitive verb) (5) to lick (at; of flames); to burn

Variations:
泣きを見る
泣きをみる(sK)

see styles		  nakiomiru
    なきをみる		 (exp,v1) (idiom) to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot

Variations:
憂き目(P)
憂目(io)
うき目

see styles		  ukime
    うきめ		 bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

Variations:
舐める(P)
嘗める(rK)
甞める(rK)

see styles		  nameru
    なめる		 (transitive verb) (1) to lick; to lap; to suck; (transitive verb) (2) to taste; (transitive verb) (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (poss. from 無礼（なめ）; also written 無礼る) (See 無礼・なめ) to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate; (transitive verb) (5) to lick (at; of flames); to burn

Variations:
舐める(P)
嘗める(rK)
甞める(rK)
無礼る(sK)

see styles		  nameru(p); nameru(sk)
    なめる(P); ナメる(sk)		 (transitive verb) (1) to lick; to lap; to suck; (transitive verb) (2) to taste; (transitive verb) (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) (also written as ナメる and 無礼る) to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage; (transitive verb) (5) to lick (at; of flames); to burn

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
To Know Hardship, One Must Experience It不當和尚不知頭冷
不当和尚不知头冷		bù dāng hé shàng bù zhī tóu lěng
bu4 dang1 he2 shang4 bu4 zhi1 tou2 leng3
bu dang he shang bu zhi tou leng		pu tang ho shang pu chih t`ou leng
pu tang ho shang pu chih tou leng
If you have not been a monk, how can you know what it is like to be a vegetarian?不當和尚不知齋戒苦
不当和尚不知斋戒苦		bù dāng hé shang bù zhī zhāi jiè kǔ
bu4 dang1 he2 shang bu4 zhi1 zhai1 jie4 ku3
bu dang he shang bu zhi zhai jie ku		pu tang ho shang pu chih chai chieh k`u
pu tang ho shang pu chih chai chieh ku
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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