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
Also written 鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ
Meanings
- Expression better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome (literally: better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow)
Kanji
- 鶏 chicken. Read as ケイ.
- 口 mouth. Read as コウ.
- 牛 cow. Read as ギュウ.
- 後 after. Read as コウ.
- 勿 must not. Read as なかれ.
Example sentences
- 鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.