جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا

Urdu

Etymology

Literally, "to warm one's hand in a burning house". Compare the Kashmiri proverb أکِس دَزان دٲر تہٕ بیٛاکھ وُشناوان اَتھٕ (literally “one's beard is burning and another warms their hand”) with a similar meaning.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/

Proverb

جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا • (transliteration needed) (Hindi spelling जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना)

  1. (idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune
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