| For pronunciation and definitions of 寧爲鷄口，無爲牛後 – 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 a variant traditional form of 寧為雞口，無為牛後). |