nìng​wéi​jī​kǒu​wú​wéi​niú​hòu

big fish in a small pond

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

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