Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
好汉不吃眼前亏 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
a wise man avoids loss; know when to back down
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
Characters
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good; well; very
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Han ethnic group; Chinese (language)
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
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eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
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front; before; forward
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deficiency; deficit; luckily
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