idiom : common saying > D-is the better part of valor.
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Heroes do not eat the immediate loss
　　Explanation: Saying. That smart people can understand the times, a temporary escape a disadvantage, so suffer humiliation.
　　Source: Qing Li Baojia "Bureaucrats," the 17th back to eat the immediate loss hero, let him step further reason. "
　　Examples: ~, And let him step further reason. (Qing Li Baojia "Bureaucrats" 17th back)
No. 2
　　好汉不吃眼前亏 ( hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī )
　　英文: A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him.
　　解 释 俗语。指聪明人能识时务，暂时躲开不利的处境，免得吃亏受辱。
　　示 例 ～，且让他一步，再作道理。（清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第十七回）
成语词典
　　成语名称
　　好汉不吃眼前亏
　　汉语拼音
　　hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
　　成语释义
　　俗语。指聪明人能识时务，暂时躲开不利的处境，免得吃亏受辱。
　　成语出处
　　清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第十七回：“好汉不吃眼前亏，且让他一步，再作道理。”
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English Expression
  1. n.:  D-is the better part of valor.,  D-is the better part of valour.
  2. v.:  A wise man knows when he is beaten or when to retreat