宁为鸡头,不为凤尾 nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]

CHARACTERS

宁 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy
为 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
鸡 jī chicken
头 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
为 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
凤 fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy
尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern