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宁为鸡头，不为凤尾/ 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond
Literally "would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail"; used to express a preference for being the leader of a small or unimportant group rather than a minor member of a prestigious one
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