けい
鶏
こう
口
ぎゅう
牛
ご
後

expression

Messages.yoji.
  1. better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization, better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
鶏
こう
口
ぎゅう
牛
ご
後
 鶏口牛後 けいこうぎゅうご

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chicken
にわとり　ケイ　とり (Late Jr. High, N1)
servant, what, why
ケイ　なんぞ (Kentei 1)
paw radical
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
crow, raven
からす　ウ　オ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
behind, back, later
ゴ　のち　コウ (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)