不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
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1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
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1 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
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2 to fail through lack of a final effort
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3 to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
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1 a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
联产到组
lián chǎn dào zǔ
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1 to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)
自知理亏
zì zhī lǐ kuī
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1 to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
货比三家不吃亏
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
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1 shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)