Better be a chicken than a cow(nìng wéi jī kǒu，wú wéi niú hòu)

Better be a chicken than a cow

Ning: rather; cow: cow's anus. I would rather be a small and clean chicken mouth than a big and smelly cow anus. It means to be the first of the small, not the second of the big.

Idioms and allusions

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In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's "Warring States policy, Han ceyi" said, "I'd rather be a chicken than a cow." Why is it different from the empress of the ox that the king is now in charge of the Qin Dynasty

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Su Qin said for Chu he Cong that the king of Han said: "in the north of Han, there are gong, Luo and Chenggao, in the west, there are Changhan fortresses in Yiyang, in the East, there are Wanshui, Jishui and Jishui, in the south, there are Xingshan mountains, thousands of miles away, with hundreds of thousands of armour. All the powerful forces in the world come from Korea. Xi Zi, Shaofu Shi Li and Li Lai all shot 600 paces away. Han Zu shoots beyond his feet. He can't stop his hair. He reaches his chest far away and covers his heart near. Han's sword halberds were all from Mingshan, Tangxi, Moyang and heboruo. Deng Shi, Wan Feng, Long Yuan and da'a all cut off their horses and oxen. When the water struck the geese and swans, they would be killed as soon as they were enemies. Hard armor shield, handrail, iron curtain, leather pick, Rui, all finished with. With the courage of Han's soldiers, they are equipped with strong armour, strong crossbows and sharp swords. It is not enough to say that one person should be a hundred. With the strength of Han and the wisdom of the king, my husband wanted to serve the Qin Dynasty in the West. He called himself the eastern vassal, built the Imperial Palace, received the crown, worshipped the spring and Autumn period, and joined hands. There is no one who is ashamed of his country and laughs for the world. Therefore, I hope that the king is familiar with the plan. The king of Qin, Qin must seek Yiyang, Chenggao. This is what we're doing now, and next year we're going to cut land. If you don't, you will abandon the former merit and suffer more from it. And the land of the king of husband has been exhausted, but Qin has no choice. The so-called market resentment and buy disaster, not war and land has been cut. I'd rather be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of an ox. < / I > 'why is it different from the empress of the ox that the king is now in charge of the Qin Dynasty? His husband is a wise king, and he has the name of the empress of the ox, and he is ashamed of stealing. " The king of Han was angry. He pressed his sword and raised his head. Tiantaixi said, "although I am dead, I can't serve Qin. Today, the king of Chu's teachings are used as an imperial edict to serve the country

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Su Qin met Han Zhaohou for the purpose of canvassing the state of Chu to fight against Qin. He told Han Zhaohou: "South Korea has a place of thousands of miles and hundreds of thousands of armour soldiers. All the powerful bows and crossbows in the world come from South Korea." There is nothing more serious than South Korea's powerful and wise king's intention to submit to the state of Qin and claim to be a vassal of its East, which makes the country suffer humiliation and be ridiculed by people all over the world. So I hope you will think it over. If the king was subordinated to the state of Qin, the state of Qin would definitely require Yiyang and Chenggao. This year we agreed, and next year we will ask for more land cutting. If you give it to him, there is no land to give; if you don't give it, all your previous achievements will be wasted, and you will be further infringed by it in the future. The king's land is limited, and Qin's greed is endless. With limited land, how can we satisfy the endless desire. This is the so-called "buy your own grudges and disasters.". The land was cut away without war. I heard that there is a saying: "I would rather be a small and clean chicken mouth than a big and smelly cow butt." What's the difference between being a bull's ass and being a king of Qin? I'm really ashamed of the king for his wisdom and powerful army and his reputation as an ox butt. "

After hearing this, Han Zhaohou was extremely indignant. He shook his arm and pressed his sword. He looked up to the sky and sighed: "even if I die, I can't go back to the state of Qin." Su Qin from the actual situation of South Korea and personal strength, and finally convinced Han Zhaohou.

"I'd rather be a chicken than a cow," he said Why is it different from the empress of the ox that the king is now in charge of the Qin Dynasty? Han ceyi, the strategy of the Warring States period, by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty

Discrimination of words

[usage] used as attributive and clause; refers to people's life.

Complex sentence

It's better to be a chicken than a cow

[rhyme words] no leakage, no propriety, no XiuXiu, xuanshang Huazhou, nostalgia for the new and forgetting the old, overt and covert, forgetting the new and forgetting the old, rotten bones and flesh, private phase teaching, egg and stone fighting

During the Warring States period, Su Qin came to South Korea to lobby Han xuanhui and Wang Kangqin. He said: "South Korea has a superior geographical location, has the most advanced crossbow machine, and the soldiers are very brave, so they can be on their own. Such a powerful country has to yield to Qin, which makes people laugh. As the saying goes, "it's better to be the mouth of a chicken than the anus of a cow." King xuanhui agreed to resist Qin.

Since the ancient road, it's better to be a rooster than a cow. You can bear it. The fourth fold of Yu Lun Pao by Wang Heng of Ming Dynasty.

In Han ceyi's Warring States policy, the saying goes, "the land of King Qifu is exhausted, but the land of Qin has no choice. The so-called market resentment and buy disaster, not war and land has been cut. "I'd rather be a rooster than a cow," he said Why is it different from the empress of the ox that the king is now in charge of the Qin Dynasty in the west? "

Shi Naian, the ninety ninth chapter of the outlaws of the marsh in Ming Dynasty: "the city is solid, and there is plenty of food and grass, so it can be defended. As the old saying goes, "better be a chicken than a cow.".

During the Warring States period, King Han Xuan of Su and Qin said: "the land of king is limited, but the Qin Dynasty's demand for Han is endless. With limited land, in response to greed and insatiable demand, it is no different to buy disaster and complain! Land without war has been swallowed. I heard the proverb: "it's better to be the mouth of a chicken than the back of an ox." Now the king is rather like a minister, and he serves Qin in the West. Isn't he following the empress of the ox? "

It's better to be a chicken's mouth than a cow's back.

It's also called "the queen of the cock".

It is also known as "the dead follow the dead". "The policy of the Warring States period says:" it's better to be a chicken corpse than a cow. " Yan Du notes: "corpse is the master of chicken. From then on, it is called Niuzi. It's better to be the master of the chicken than the master of the cow. "

Chicken mouth: chicken mouth, small and clean.

Empress cow: the anus of cow is big but unclean.

As the saying goes, "better be a chicken than a cow." I prefer to be a small and clean chicken mouth rather than a big and smelly cow anus. After Yu Ning in the situation of small autonomy, rather than in the situation of big people to listen to domination. Or ironic act unwise words, more use of this language.

Chinese PinYin : nìng wéi jī kǒu，wú wéi niú hòu