hou2 hon3 bat1 hek3 ngaan5 cin4 kwai1好漢不吃眼前虧好汉不吃眼前亏
Jyutpinghou2 hon3 bat1 hek3 ngaan5 cin4 kwai1
Yalehóu hon bāt hek ngánh chình kwāi

Definition

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

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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黑鼆鼆
haak1 mang1 mang1pitch-black;swarthy;dark
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haak3 laai1 haak3 tok3 fo2 saan1Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)
喝茫
hot3 mong4(slang) to get drunk (Tw)
邗江區邗江区
hon4 gong1 keoi1Hanjiang, a district of Yangzhou City 揚州市|扬州市[Yang2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
蝦虾
haa1(slang) 1. bully; 2. intimidate
行唔埋
haang4 m4 maai4incompatible; to not get along
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