宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi

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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]

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Child Words of 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 鸡 鸡 jī: fowl
• 头 头 tóu: head
• 宁 宁 níng: peaceful
• 宁 宁 nìng: would rather
• 尾 尾 wěi: tail
• 尾 尾 yǐ: horse's tail
• 凤 凤 fèng: phoenix