宁当鸡头，不做凤尾寧當雞頭，不做鳳尾寧當雞頭，不做鳳尾

better to be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Better to lead in a small place than to follow in a big one. Similar to 'Better to be a big fish in a small pond'.

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Simplified: 宁当鸡头，不做凤尾
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧當雞頭，不做鳳尾
Pinyin: níng dāng jītóu, bú zuò Fèngwěi
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄊㄡˊ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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