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宁为鸡头,不为凤尾 in English
ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3 Meaning
Meanings
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]
Simplified Characters
宁
为
鸡
头
,
不
为
凤
尾
Traditional Characters
寧
為
雞
頭
,
不
為
鳳
尾
Pinyin
ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
宁
ning2
to store
为
wei4
as (in the capacity of)
鸡
ji1
fowl
头
tou2
head
,
不
bu4
(negative prefix)
为
wei4
as (in the capacity of)
凤
feng4
surname Feng
尾
wei3
tail
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宁为鸡头,不为凤尾