鶏口けいこうとなるも牛後ぎゅうごとなる勿なかれ

1. 1better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion ; better be first in a village than second at Rome ; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow Translated by Jiyomi

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JMdict entry 2417100. Source and licence.