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

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Child Words of 老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 后头 后头 hòu tou: behind
• 拖 拖 tuō: to drag
• 老鼠 老鼠 lǎo shǔ: rat
• 头 头 tóu: head
• 鼠 鼠 shǔ: (bound form) rat; mouse
• 在后 在后 zài hòu: behind
• 大头 大头 dà tóu: big head
• 木 木 mù: (bound form) tree
• 锨 锨 xiān: shovel
• 老 老 lǎo: 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