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老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头【lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou】

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg
the cockroach principle

老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头【lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou】

when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg
the cockroach principle

老

HSK 11

含义old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125

拼音lǎo

鼠

HSK 51

含义rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208

拼音shǔ

拖

HSK 64

含义drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong

拼音tuō

木

HSK 31

含义tree; wood, lumber; wooden

拼音mù

锨

含义shovel

拼音xiān

大

HSK 11

含义big, great, vast, large, high

拼音dà

头

HSK 2

含义head; top; chief, first; boss

拼音tóu

在

HSK 11

含义be at, in, on; consist in, rest

拼音zài

后

HSK 13

含义queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

拼音hòu