老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头

Traditional form:

老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭

Pinyin (reading):

lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou

Definitions:

• when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
• the tip of the iceberg
• the cockroach principle

Characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 鼠 - rat, mouse
• 拖 - to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 锨 - shovel
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top

Traditional characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 鼠 - rat, mouse
• 拖 - to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 鍁 - shovel
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 後 - after; behind, rear; descendants
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top