宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头，不做凤尾[nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi]

Child Words of 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

不
bù

no; not so

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

鸡
jī

fowl

头
tóu

head

宁
níng

peaceful

宁
nìng

would rather

尾
wěi

tail

尾
yǐ

horse's tail

凤
fèng

phoenix