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jmdict 1981760 Active (id: 2153222)
牛後
ぎゅうご
1. [n]
▶ rump of a cow
2. [n]
▶ low-ranking member of a large group
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1769430 鶏口 2. leader of a small group
  ⇒ see: 2030700 鶏口牛後【けいこうぎゅうご】 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



History:
3. A 2021-10-23 00:18:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1769430">鶏口・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1769430">鶏口・2</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2030700">鶏口牛後・けいこうぎゅうご</xref>
2. A* 2021-10-03 13:35:03  Zakamutt
  Refs:
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/牛後/#jn-54902
shinmeikai (mentions 低い地位の when talking about the member of the 団体)
  Comments:
arguably should have something like "person serving a powerful master" in there in sense 2 as well, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure what's going on with the see markup.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,4 @@
+<gloss>rump of a cow</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -14 +18 @@
-<gloss>rump of a cow</gloss>
+<gloss>low-ranking member of a large group</gloss>
1. A 2017-12-13 18:24:15  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>rump of cattle</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1769430">鶏口</xref>
+<gloss>rump of a cow</gloss>

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