寧為雞頭,不做鳳尾
See also: 宁为鸡头,不做凤尾
Chinese
editpeaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.) | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
chicken head; foxnut | not; no | to do; to make; to produce | male fenghuang | tail | |||
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trad. (寧為雞頭,不做鳳尾/寧爲鷄頭,不做鳳尾) | 寧 | 為/爲 | 雞頭/鷄頭 | , | 不 | 做 | 鳳 | 尾 | |
simp. (宁为鸡头,不做凤尾) | 宁 | 为 | 鸡头 | , | 不 | 做 | 凤 | 尾 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄡˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nìng wéi jitóu, bù zuò fòngwěi
- Wade–Giles: ning4 wei2 chi1-tʻou2, pu4 tso4 fêng4-wei3
- Yale: nìng wéi jī-tóu-, bù dzwò fèng-wěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq wei jitour, bu tzuoh fenqwoei
- Palladius: нин вэй цзитоу, бу цзо фэнвэй (nin vɛj czitou, bu czo fɛnvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɤŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit寧為雞頭,不做鳳尾
Related terms
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- Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Chinese idioms
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- Chinese terms spelled with 寧
- Chinese terms spelled with 為
- Chinese terms spelled with 雞
- Chinese terms spelled with 頭
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 做
- Chinese terms spelled with 鳳
- Chinese terms spelled with 尾