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好漢不吃眼前虧
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See also: 好汉不吃眼前亏
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎohàn bù chih yǎncián kuei
- Wade–Giles: hao3-han4 pu4 chʻih1 yen3-chʻien2 kʻuei1
- Yale: hǎu-hàn bù chr̄ yǎn-chyán kwēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haohann bu chy yeanchyan kuei
- Palladius: хаохань бу чи яньцянь куй (xaoxanʹ bu či janʹcjanʹ kuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
好漢不吃眼前虧
- A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; A wise man knows when to retreat.
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