宁为鸡头，不做凤尾

See also: 寧為雞頭，不做鳳尾

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 宁为鸡头，不做凤尾 – see 寧為雞頭，不做鳳尾 (“to prefer to stand out from a mediocre crowd than to be a nobody among an exceptional crowd”). (This term is the simplified form of 寧為雞頭，不做鳳尾).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.