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不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù​tīng​lǎo​rén​yán​chī​kuī​zài​yǎn​qián

ignore your elders at your peril

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前 不聽老人言,吃虧在眼前 bù​tīng​lǎo​rén​yán​chī​kuī​zài​yǎn​qián
ignore your elders at your peril
(idiom) you will suffer the consequences if you do not listen to the advice of your elders or those with more experience