东家不知西家苦，南家不知北家难東家不知西家苦，南家不知北家難東家不知西家苦，南家不知北家難

the east house doesn't know the west house's bitterness; the south house doesn't know the north house's hardship

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Every household has its own troubles that outsiders don't see. Said to urge sympathy or to avoid envying others.

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Simplified: 东家不知西家苦，南家不知北家难
Traditional (Taiwan): 東家不知西家苦，南家不知北家難
Pinyin: dōngjiā bùzhī xī jiā kǔ, Nán jiā bùzhī běi jiā nán
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄒㄧㄐㄧㄚㄎㄨˇ，ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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