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[けい(鶏)·こう(口)·と·な·る·も·ぎゅう(牛)·ご(後)·と·な·る·なか(勿)·れ]
keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare
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Alternate Written Forms:

[けい(鶏)·こう(口)·と·な·る·も·ぎゅう(牛)·ご(後)·と·な·る·な·か·れ]
keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare
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Root Words:

[けい(鶏)·こう(口) + と + なる + も + ぎゅう(牛)·ご(後) + と + なる + なか(勿)·れ]
keikou + to + naru + mo + gyuugo + to + naru + nakare

English Meaning(s) for 鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

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  1. 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
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Meanings for each kanji in 鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

» chicken
» mouth
» cow
» behind; back; later
» not; must not; do not; be not

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