Chinese

		a brave man; a true man; a hero	not; no; (negative prefix)	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	before one's eyes	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

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.

References

• “好漢不吃眼前虧”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2011-12-24