好漢不吃眼前虧

See also: 好汉不吃眼前亏

Chinese

		brave man; true man; hero brave man; true man; hero; outlaw	not; no	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	before one's eyes; the present; the current moment before one's eyes; the present; the current moment; right now; immediate	deficiency; deficit
trad. (好漢不吃眼前虧)		好漢	不	吃	眼前	虧
simp. (好汉不吃眼前亏)		好汉	不	吃	眼前	亏
Literally: “A real man does not eat a loss that is right in front of his eyes.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hǎohàn bù chih yǎncián kuei
    • Wade–Giles: hao³-han⁴ pu⁴ chʻih¹ yen³-chʻien² kʻuei¹
    • Yale: hǎu-hàn bù chr̄ yǎn-chyán kwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohann bu chy yeanchyan kuei
    • Palladius: хаохань бу чи яньцянь куй (xaoxanʹ bu či janʹcjanʹ kuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

好漢不吃眼前虧

1. A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; A wise man knows when to retreat.