牛後

ぎゅうご

Meanings

1. Noun rump of a cow
2. low-ranking member of a large group See also: 鶏口 (けいこう). See also: 鶏口牛後 (けいこうぎゅうご).

Kanji

• 牛 cow. Read as ギュウ.
• 後 after. Read as ゴ.

Words containing 牛後

• 鶏口牛後 (けいこうぎゅうご) better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull
• 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

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