寧為雞口，毋為牛後
nìng​wéi​jī​kǒu​wú​wéi​niú​hòu

big fish in a small pond

  • created sense approved 宁为鸡口，毋为牛后/寧為雞口，毋為牛後 · nìng​wéi​jī​kǒu​wú​wéi​niú​hòu · big fish in a small pond — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁为鸡口，毋为牛后 / 寧為雞口，毋為牛後

    nìng​wéi​jī​kǒu​wú​wéi​niú​hòu

    big fish in a small pond

    better to be the beak of a bird than the rump of an ox; better to be a leader of a small group than a 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 口 (literal) → 口 · kǒu · mouth ， (non_chinese) 毋 (literal) → 毋 · wú · do 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

    created sense