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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

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

宁

HSK 4

含义calm, peaceful, serene; healthy

拼音níng

做

HSK 11

含义work, make; act

拼音zuò

鸡

HSK 1

含义chicken

拼音jī

头

HSK 2

含义head; top; chief, first; boss

拼音tóu

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

凤

HSK 7-9

含义male phoenix; symbol of joy

拼音fèng

尾

HSK 41

含义tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)

拼音wěi