寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾

宁为鸡头，不为凤尾
nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi
see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾，不做凤尾 nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 寧 nìng
  1. would rather
  2. to prefer
  3. how (emphatic)
  4. Taiwan pr. níng
2 為 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
3 雞頭 jītóu
  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) glans penis
  2. chicken head
  3. foxnut (Euryale ferox)
  4. glans penis
4 不為 bùwéi
  1. (literary) to not do
  2. to not do
5 鳳 fèng phoenix
6 尾 wěi
  1. tail
  2. remainder
  3. remnant
  4. extremity
  5. sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. classifier for fish