雞口牛後

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ox; cow; bull	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (雞口牛後/鷄口牛後)		雞/鷄	口	牛	後
simp. (鸡口牛后)		鸡	口	牛	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīkǒuníuhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīkǒuníuhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jikǒunióuhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-kʻou³-niu²-hou⁴
    • Yale: jī-kǒu-nyóu-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jikoouniouhow
    • Palladius: цзикоунюхоу (czikounjuxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

雞口牛後

1. Synonym: 寧為雞口，無為牛後／宁为鸡口，无为牛后 (níng wéi jīkǒu, wú wéi níuhòu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雞口牛後):

• → Korean: 계구우후(雞口牛後) (gyeguuhu)