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字词 好汉不吃眼前亏。
释义
好汉不吃眼前亏。

Hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqián kuī.

好漢不吃眼前虧。

Lit A hero [will] not suffer a loss [right] under his nose.

Fig A smart person never deliberately puts himself at a disadvantage or “butts his head against a brick wall.” A wise person doesn't put up a fight when the odds are against him. “Discretion is the better part of valor.”

Note [Cf. Wǔ Sōng, chap. 2; Mao Dun's Zǐyè (Midnight); see also guānggùn bù chī above.]

Topics DISADVANTAGE DISCRETION Mao Dun NUMBER ODDS WISDOM Wǔ Sōng Zǐyè

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