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好汉不吃眼前亏
好漢不吃眼前虧
hǎohànbùchīyǎnqiánkuī
1.
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
6 丶
汉
hàn
Chinese people; Chinese language
HSK 1
5 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1
6 丶
眼
yǎn
eyelet, hole, opening
HSK 2
11 丶
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1
9 丶
亏
kuī
to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient
HSK 5
3 丶
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