宁为鸡口,无为牛后

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 寧為雞口,無為牛後 (“Better be the beak of a chicken than the arse of an ox; It is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 寧為雞口,無為牛後).
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