鶏口牛後

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鶏 口 牛 後
けい
Grade: S 		こう
Grade: 1 		ぎゅう
Grade: 2 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鷄口牛後 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鶏口(けいこう)となるも牛後(ぎゅうご)となるなかれ (keikō to naru mo gyūgo to naru nakare)

Idiom

鶏(けい)口(こう)牛(ぎゅう)後(ご) • (keikōgyūgo) 

  1. It is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
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