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    3. 鶏口牛後

    鶏口牛後

    鶏けい口こう牛ぎゅう後ご

    better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull

    NTExpressionsWork & CareerKanji Vocab35 strokes

    けいこうぎゅうご

    Expressions

    1.
    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
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    鶏
    にわとり・とり…(1)
    chicken
    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
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