鶏口牛後

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鶏	口	牛	後
けい Grade: S	こう Grade: 1	ぎゅう Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
鷄口牛後 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 鶏口(けいこう)となるも牛後(ぎゅうご)となるなかれ (keikō to naru mo gyūgo to naru nakare)

Idiom

鶏(けい)口(こう)牛(ぎゅう)後(ご) • (keikōgyūgo) 

1. It is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.