好汉不吃眼前亏

hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī

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1. a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

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Child Words of 好汉不吃眼前亏

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 前 前 qián: front
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 眼 眼 yǎn: eye
• 眼前 眼前 yǎn qián: before one's eyes
• 亏 亏 kuī: deficiency
• 好汉 好汉 hǎo hàn: hero
• 汉 汉 hàn: Han ethnic group