宁为鸡口不为牛后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
宁为鸡口不为牛后 Usage and Examples
Better to be the head of a small firm than the tail of a large one.
Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
The characters in 宁为鸡口不为牛后
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 宁
- nìng宁wéi为yù玉suì碎Rather be broken jade, Better to die with honor
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wù勿wèi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion., Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wú无wéi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion., Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡kǒu口wú毋wèi为niú牛hòu后Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox., Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡shī尸bú不wèi为niú牛cóng从Rather be a dead chicken than an ox's follower., Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.
- níng宁wèi为jī鸡shī尸wú无wéi为niú牛cóng从Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox., Better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
- níng宁xiāng乡shì市Ningxiang City, Ningxiang
- nìng宁kě可would rather, prefer
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What does 宁为鸡口不为牛后 mean in Chinese?
宁为鸡口不为牛后 (níng wèi jī kǒu bú wèi niú hòu) means “Better to be the head of a small firm than the tail of a large one, Better to be a big fish in a small pond, Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion”.
How do you pronounce 宁为鸡口不为牛后?
宁为鸡口不为牛后 is pronounced níng wèi jī kǒu bú wèi niú hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Better to be the head of a small firm than the tail of a large one.” in Chinese?
“Better to be the head of a small firm than the tail of a large one.” is 宁为鸡口不为牛后 (níng wèi jī kǒu bú wèi niú hòu) in Chinese.