公鸡头上一块肉，大小是个冠公雞頭上一塊肉，大小是個冠公雞頭上一塊肉，大小是個冠

the lump of flesh on a rooster's head: big or small, it's a crown

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says that even a low-ranking official is still a person in charge. It is humorous or wry.
Wordplay: 冠 (guān, comb) puns on 官 (guān, official): the comb is a "crown", and so any post is still an "official".

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Simplified: 公鸡头上一块肉，大小是个冠
Traditional (Taiwan): 公雞頭上一塊肉，大小是個冠
Pinyin: gōngjī tóushàng yíkuài ròu, dàxiǎo shì gè guàn
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄖㄡˋ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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