宁为鸡口毋为牛后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
宁为鸡口毋为牛后 Usage and Examples
Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.
Better to be a big fish in a small pond.
The characters in 宁为鸡口毋为牛后
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bú不wèi为niú牛hòu后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.
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 宁为鸡口毋为牛后
What does 宁为鸡口毋为牛后 mean in Chinese?
宁为鸡口毋为牛后 (níng wèi jī kǒu wú wèi niú hòu) means “Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox, Better to be a big fish in a small pond”.
How do you pronounce 宁为鸡口毋为牛后?
宁为鸡口毋为牛后 is pronounced níng wèi jī kǒu wú wèi niú hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.” in Chinese?
“Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.” is 宁为鸡口毋为牛后 (níng wèi jī kǒu wú wèi niú hòu) in Chinese.