Word Meaning 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
keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare
鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ is read as けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ (keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare) and means better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
Meaning
English
- 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
Reading
Kana
けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ
Romaji
keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare
Writing Variants
- 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 keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare