Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán ， chī kuī zài yǎn qián
DEFINITIONS
- (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
CHARACTERS
| 不 bù | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
| 听 tīng | hear; understand; obey, comply |
| 老 lǎo | old, aged; experienced |
| 人 rén | man; people; mankind; someone else |
| 言 yán | words, speech; speak, say |
| 吃 chī | eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear |
| 亏 kuī | lose, fail; damage; deficient |
| 在 zài | be at, in, on; consist in, rest |
| 眼 yǎn | eye; eyelet, hole, opening |
| 前 qián | in front, forward; preceding |