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好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎohànbùchīyǎnqiánkuī
Traditional: 好漢不吃眼前虧
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
Character Breakdown
好
hǎo
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
HSK 1
汉
hàn
Chinese people; Chinese language
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1
眼
yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
HSK 2
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1
亏
kuī
to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
HSK 5
Additional Information
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