鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ；
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ
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けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ 】
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[exp]
[proverb]
- better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- better be first in a village than second at Rome
- [lit] better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
History:
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A 2017-12-13 18:23:35 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> - Comments
lit translation would be helpful
- Refs
gg5
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@@ -17,0 +18 @@ +<gloss g_type="lit">better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow</gloss>
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A* 2017-12-02 05:57:30 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> - Refs
daijs, kotowaza-allguide
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@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ</keb> @@ -12,2 +15,3 @@ -<misc>&id;</misc> -<gloss>Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion</gloss> +<misc>&proverb;</misc> +<gloss>better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion</gloss> +<gloss>better be first in a village than second at Rome</gloss>
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A 2008-11-21 00:00:00 - Comments
Entry created
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