寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 [宁－鸡头－－－凤－]

Jyutping ning4 zou6 gai1 tau4, bat1 zou6 fung6 mei5
Pinyin nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond