Read Edit View history 宁为鸡口，不为牛后 nìngwéijīkǒubùwéiniúhòu better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 宁为鸡口，不为牛后/ 寧為雞口，不為牛後 nìngwéijīkǒubùwéiniúhòu better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond better to be the head of a chicken than the rump of an ox; it is better to be a leader of a small group than a follower in a large organization Edit Delete References Add reference variant 宁为鸡口，无为牛后/寧為雞口，無為牛後 → 宁为鸡口，不为牛后/寧為雞口，不為牛後 Edit Delete
宁为鸡口，不为牛后/ 寧為雞口，不為牛後 nìngwéijīkǒubùwéiniúhòu better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond better to be the head of a chicken than the rump of an ox; it is better to be a leader of a small group than a follower in a large organization Edit Delete