nìng​wéi​jī​kǒu​wú​wéi​niú​hòu

big fish in a small pond

  1. would rather
    would rather; to prefer; would sooner
  2. wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  3. chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  4. mouth
    mouth of a person or animal; (bound form) oral
  5. non-Chinese
  6. do not
    (literary) used to prohibit or discourage an action, meaning "do not" or "must not"; equivalent to 不要 bù​yào or bié
  7. wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  8. ox
    ox; cow; bull; cattle; any of various bovine animals
  9. hòu locativenoun
    behind
    (bound form) back; rear; behind; in the direction of one's back