鶏口

けいこう

Meanings

1. Noun mouth of a chicken
2. leader of a small group See also: 鶏口牛後 (けいこうぎゅうご). See also: 牛後 (ぎゅうご).

Kanji

• 鶏 chicken. Read as ケイ.
• 口 mouth. Read as コウ.

Words containing 鶏口

• 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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