created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · subordinate
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition