ॳकिस दज़ान दऻर तॖ ब्याख वुशनावान अथॖ

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

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

to take advantage of another's misfortune