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
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
老 lǎo
HSK 1
old, aged; experienced
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
虧 kuī lose, fail; damage; deficient
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
眼 yǎn
HSK 2
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding