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不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián · bu ting lao ren yan , chi kui zai yan qian

Traditional 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前

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(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril

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