- 亻(person; man; human)
- 故(old; cause)
People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.
A chicken is a short-tailed bird that crows "he-he" every early morning.
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.
A chicken is a short-tailed bird that crows "he-he" every early morning.
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
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