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寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄡˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˇ

Simplified 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

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  1. 1lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

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