created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · behind
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition