bǎo​hàn​bù​zhī'è​hàn​jī

the well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer

Senses

饱汉不知饿汉饥/ 飽漢不知餓漢飢 bǎo​hàn​bù​zhī'è​hàn​jī the well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer

The well-fed cannot understand the hunger of the starving; used to describe how people in comfortable situations often fail to empathize with the hardships and pain of those who are struggling.

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