鶏口牛後

けいこうぎゅうごkeikougyuugo

expression

  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

Kanji in this word

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences