lěng​nuǎn​zì​zhī

the person drinking the water knows its temperature

Senses

冷暖自知 lěng​nuǎn​zì​zhī the person drinking the water knows its temperature

a Zen proverb stating that self-awareness or enlightenment comes from within and cannot be easily conveyed to others

冷暖自知 lěng​nuǎn​zì​zhī to know best by personal experience

to understand the reality of a situation or the depth of a feeling through one's own experience rather than from what others say

References

synonym 心里有数/心裡有數 冷暖自知/冷暖自知