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]

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Pinyin

ning4 wei2 ji1 tou2 , bu4 wei2 feng4 wei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

ning2to store wei4as (in the capacity of) ji1fowl tou2head bu4(negative prefix) wei4as (in the capacity of) feng4surname Feng wei3tail