老鼠拉木锨,大头在后边 老鼠拉木鍁,大頭在後邊 老鼠拉木鍁,大頭在後邊

a mouse dragging a wooden shovel: the big end is at the back

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
The bigger or more important matter is still to come.
Simplified
老鼠拉木锨,大头在后边
Traditional (Taiwan)
老鼠拉木鍁,大頭在後邊
Pinyin
lǎoshǔ lā mùxiān,dàtóu zài hòubian
Bopomofo
ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢ,ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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