不当家不知柴米贵，不养儿不知父母恩不當家不知柴米貴，不養兒不知父母恩不當家不知柴米貴，不養兒不知父母恩

if you don't run a household you don't know how dear firewood and rice are; if you don't raise a child you don't know your parents' kindness

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You only appreciate hardships and sacrifices when you experience them yourself. Said to someone who has not yet had that experience, or by one who now has.

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Simplified: 不当家不知柴米贵，不养儿不知父母恩
Traditional (Taiwan): 不當家不知柴米貴，不養兒不知父母恩
Pinyin: bùdāngjiābùzhīcháimǐguì, bù yǎngr bùzhī fùmǔ ēn
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˇㄦㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄣ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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