鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ (けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ) — better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

鶏けいこ口うとなるも牛ぎゅうご後となる勿なかれ

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

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鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ

けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ

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better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion, better be first in a village than second at Rome, better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow

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Kanji that make up this word

のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)

behind・back・later

勿

なか.れ・なし…(3)

not・must not・do not・be not

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鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

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