Meaning of 鸡口牛后
鸡口牛后 means better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox. Pronounced jī kǒu niú hòu.
- better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jù拒
jué绝
le了
nà那
jiā家
dà大
gōng公
sī司
de的
zhí职
wèi位
，
xuǎn选
zé择
zài在
wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
gōng公
sī司
dāng当
jīng经
lǐ理
，
zhēn真
shì是
jī鸡
kǒu口
niú牛
hòu后
a啊
。
He turned down the position at that big corporation and chose to be a manager at our small company—truly preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of an ox.
Gǔ古
rén人
yún云
“
nìng宁
wéi为
jī鸡
kǒu口
，
wú无
wéi为
niú牛
hòu后
”
，
qiáng强
diào调
de的
shì是
dú独
lì立
zì自
zhǔ主
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xìng性
。
As the ancients said, 'Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox,' emphasizing the importance of independence.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
zhōng中
，
tā他
nìng宁
yuàn愿
dān担
rèn任
xiǎo小
zǔ组
zhǎng长
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
zuò做
dà大
tuán团
duì队
de的
pǔ普
tōng通
chéng成
yuán员
，
zhè这
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
jī鸡
kǒu口
niú牛
hòu后
de的
xīn心
tài态
。
In this project, he would rather be the leader of a small group than an ordinary member of a large team, which reflects the 'head of a chicken, tail of an ox' mentality.
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