Word Meaning 鶏口牛後

けいこうぎゅうご keikougyuugo

鶏口牛後 is read as けいこうぎゅうご (keikougyuugo) and means better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull.

Meaning

English

  1. better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull
  2. better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization
  3. better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond

Reading

Kana

けいこうぎゅうご

Romaji

keikougyuugo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 109844 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

鶏口

けいこう

leader of a small group

牛後

ぎゅうご

low-ranking member of a large group

割鶏牛刀

かっけいぎゅうとう

using a meat ax when a knife would suffice

かけ

chicken meat

にわとり

chicken meat

とり

bird

鶏肉

けいにく

chicken meat

鶏卵

けいらん

hen's egg

鶏小屋

とりごや

henhouse

没後

ぼつご

after death

爾後

じご

thereafter