不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前 bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
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
虧 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