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老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou

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Definitions

1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
2. the tip of the iceberg
3. the cockroach principle

Child Words of 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

to drag

rat

head

(bound form) rat; mouse

behind

(bound form) tree

big; large; great

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

behind

empress

shovel

big head

see 大夫[dài fu]

to exist; to be alive