أکِس دَزان دٲر تہٕ بیٛاکھ وُشناوان اَتھٕ

Kashmiri

Etymology

Literally, "one's beard is burning and another warms their hand". Compare the Hindi proverb जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना (jalte ghar mẽ hāth sẽknā, literally “to warm hands in a burning house”) with a similar meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əkis dazaːn dəːr tɨ bjaːkʰ wuʃnaːwaːn atʰɨ/

Proverb

أکِس دَزان دٲر تہٕ بیٛاکھ وُشناوان اَتھٕ • (ạkis dazān dạ̄r tụ byākh wuśnāvān athụ) (Devanagari ॳकिस दज़ान दऻर तॖ ब्याख वुशनावान अथॖ)

  1. to take advantage of another's misfortune
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