better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization, better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond
蝸牛角上
trifling (fight), (a conflict) between small countries
牛羚羊 牛氈鹿
gnu, wildebeest
九牛一毛
a drop in the bucket (ocean), a small fraction (of), trifle
割鶏牛刀
using a meat ax when a knife would suffice, taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
牛鬼蛇神
wicked and perverse, weird and incoherent
矯角殺牛
trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process, trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing, The cure is worse than the disease
牛頭馬頭
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell