寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 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

寧 nìng repose, serenity, peace; peaceful
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
鳳 fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy
尾 wěi
HSK 5
tail, extremity; end, stern