好汉不吃眼前亏 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
汉 hàn
HSK 1
Chinese people; Chinese language
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
眼 yǎn
HSK 2
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
亏 kuī
HSK 5
lose, fail; damage; deficient