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鶏けい口こうとなるも牛ぎゅう後ごとなる勿なかれ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
Alt. forms
鶏けい口こうとなるも牛ぎゅう後ごとなるなかれ
鶏けい口こうとなるも牛ぎゅう後ごとなる勿なかれ
Kanji used
鶏
chicken
口
mouth
牛
cow
後
after
勿
must not
Composed of
① 鶏の嘴。② 小さな組織のトップ。
rump of a cow
must not; do not