老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头
lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
鼠
shǔ
(bound form) rat; mouse
拖
tuō
variant of 拖[tuo1]
木
mù
(bound form) tree
锨
xiān
shovel
,
,
大
dà
big; large; great
头
tóu
head
在
zài
to exist; to be alive
后
hòu
back
头
tou
suffix for nouns