不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

不

bù

no; not so

听

tīng

to listen to; to hear

老

lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

人

rén

person; people

言

yán

words

吃

chī

variant of 吃[chi1]

亏

kuī

to lose (money); to have a deficit

在

zài

to exist; to be alive

眼

yǎn

eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

前

qián

front