宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi

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

Child Words of 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 做 zuò: to make; to produce
• 鸡 jī: fowl
• 头 tóu: head
• 做鸡 zuò jī: (slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
• 宁 níng: peaceful
• 宁 nìng: would rather
• 尾 wěi: tail
• 尾 yǐ: horse's tail
• 凤 fèng: phoenix