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Hindi
Etymology
Literally, "to warm one's hand in a burning house". Compare the Kashmiri proverb ॳकिस दज़ान दऻर तॖ ब्याख वुशनावान अथॖ (ạkisa dazāna dạ̄ra tụ byākha wuśanāwāna athụ, literally “one's beard is burning and another warms their hand”) with a similar meaning.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.t̪eː ɡʱəɾ mẽː ɦɑːt̪ʰ sẽːk.nɑː/,
Proverb
जलते घर में हाथ सेंकना • (jalte ghar mẽ hāth sẽknā) (Urdu spelling جلتے گھر میں ہاتھ سینکنا)
- (idiomatic) to take advantage of another's misfortune