Read Edit View history 宁为鸡口，勿为牛后 nìngwéijīkǒuwùwéiniúhòu 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，勿为牛后/ 寧為雞口，勿為牛後 nìngwéijīkǒuwùwéiniúhòu 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; to prefer being a leader in a small group to being a follower in a large one 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，勿为牛后/寧為雞口，勿為牛後 Edit Delete
宁为鸡口，勿为牛后/ 寧為雞口，勿為牛後 nìngwéijīkǒuwùwéiniúhòu 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; to prefer being a leader in a small group to being a follower in a large one Edit Delete