好汉不吃眼前亏 in English hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

好 汉 不 吃 眼 前 亏

Traditional Characters

好 漢 不 吃 眼 前 虧

Pinyin

hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

好hao3good 汉han4Han ethnic group 不bu4(negative prefix) 吃chi1to eat 眼yan3eye 前qian2front 亏kui1deficiency