不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 in English bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • (idiomatic expression) ignore your elders at your peril

Simplified Characters

不 听 老 人 言 ， 吃 亏 在 眼 前

Traditional Characters

不 聽 老 人 言 ， 吃 虧 在 眼 前

Pinyin

bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 听ting1smile (archaic) 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 人ren2man 言yan2words ， 吃chi1to eat 亏kui1deficiency 在zai4(located) at 眼yan3eye 前qian2front