马上不知马下苦，饱汉不知饿汉饥馬上不知馬下苦，飽漢不知餓漢飢馬上不知馬下苦，飽漢不知餓漢飢

The one on horseback doesn't know the hardship of the one on foot; the well-fed doesn't know the hunger of the starving

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The well-off cannot understand the troubles of the poor. It urges putting yourself in others' shoes.

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Simplified: 马上不知马下苦，饱汉不知饿汉饥
Traditional (Taiwan): 馬上不知馬下苦，飽漢不知餓漢飢
Pinyin: mǎshàng bùzhī mǎ xià kǔ, bǎohànbùzhī'èhànjī
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨˇ，ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄜˋ ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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