[わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ, wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire] (exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain
[家家有本难念的经 / 家家有本難念的經, jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīngㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄜ˙ ㄐㄧㄥ] Every family goes through its problems. (俗语 common saying), See Also: 俗语#82140