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宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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Definitions
- 1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
- 2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond