寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 (ning4 zou6 gai1 tau4, bat1 zou6 fung6 mei5): lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary

ning4 zou6 gai1 tau4, bat1 zou6 fung6 mei5寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

Jyutpingning4 zou6 gai1 tau4, bat1 zou6 fung6 mei5

Yalenìngh jouh gāi tau4, bāt jouh fungh méih

Definition

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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