鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
| 鶏 | 口 | 牛 | 後 |
Etymology
From Literary Chinese 寧為雞口勿為牛後.
Alternative forms
Proverb
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ (hiragana けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ, romaji keikō to naru mo gyūgo to naru nakare)
- It is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.