Read Edit View history 宁为鸡尸，不为牛从 nìngwéijīshībùwéiniúcóng better to be a big fish in a small pond Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 宁为鸡尸，不为牛从/ 寧為雞屍，不為牛從 nìngwéijīshībùwéiniúcóng better to be a big fish in a small pond rather be the head of a chicken than the rump of an ox; it is better to be the leader of a small group than a minor 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 → 宁为鸡尸，不为牛从/寧為雞屍，不為牛從 Edit Delete
宁为鸡尸，不为牛从/ 寧為雞屍，不為牛從 nìngwéijīshībùwéiniúcóng better to be a big fish in a small pond rather be the head of a chicken than the rump of an ox; it is better to be the leader of a small group than a minor follower in a large one Edit Delete