ㄏㄠˇㄏㄢˋhǎohànㄅㄨˋchīㄧㄢˇㄑㄧㄢˊyǎnqiánㄎㄨㄟkuī

好汉不吃眼前亏
  1. 好漢識時務面對眼前不利形勢寧可暫時讓步以免吃虧受辱 好漢不吃眼前虧場面話應付以後定奪」。

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