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鶏口牛後
【 けいこうぎゅうご 】
1. [exp] [yoji]
▶ 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
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1981760 牛後【ぎゅうご】 2. low-ranking member of a large group
  ⇐ see: 1769430 鶏口【けいこう】 2. leader of a small group



History:
2. A 2014-08-25 01:33:13  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments: 
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
1. A 2005-03-05 00:00:00 
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