宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom); fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
idiom
Traditional: 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾
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- (idiom) lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
- fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
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