jī​shī​niú​cóng

better to be a big fish in a small pond

Senses

鸡尸牛从/ 雞屍牛從 jī​shī​niú​cóng (also jī​shī​niú​zòng) better to be a big fish in a small pond

Better to lead in a small position than to take a back seat under a great leader; literally "the master of the chickens rather than the follower of the ox"

References

see 鸡尸牛从/雞屍牛從 鸡口牛后/雞口牛後