好漢不吃眼前虧

Chinese
brave man; true man; hero not; no
 
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
before one's eyes; the present; the current moment; right now; immediate
 deficiency; deficit
trad. (好漢不吃眼前虧) 好漢 不 吃 眼前 虧
simp. (好汉不吃眼前亏) 好汉 不 吃 眼前 亏
Literally: “A real man does not eat a loss that is right in front of his eyes.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī
      • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohann bu chy yeanchyan kuei
      • IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

好漢不吃眼前虧

  1. A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; A wise man knows when to retreat.
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