जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.t̪eː‿ɡʱəɾ‿mẽː‿ɦɑːt̪ʰ‿seːŋ.knɑː/, [d͡ʒəl̪.t̪eː‿ɡʱəɾ‿mẽː‿ɦäːt̪ʰ‿s̪ẽːŋ.kn̪äː]

Proverb

जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना • (jalte ghar mẽ hāth seṅknā) (Urdu spelling جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا‎)

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