







饱人不知饿人饥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who are well-off cannot truly understand the difficulties and suffering of those who are struggling or in adverse circumstances”. Literally, “A well-fed person does not understand the hunger of a starving person”.

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Open the tool →饱人不知饿人饥 (bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who are well-off cannot truly understand the difficulties and suffering of those who are struggling or in adverse circumstances”.
饱人不知饿人饥 is pronounced bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 饱人不知饿人饥 means “a well-fed person does not understand the hunger of a starving person”. It is used to mean “those who are well-off cannot truly understand the difficulties and suffering of those who are struggling or in adverse circumstances”.
比喻处境顺利、优越或个人愿望得到满足的人,不理解处境困难、恶劣或个人愿望不得实现的人的苦衷。