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聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥【きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじkikuhaittokinohajikikanuhamatsudainohaji】

expression:

鶏口牛後【けいこうぎゅうごkeikougyuugo】

expression:

  • 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 - four character idiom
人を怨むより身を怨め【ひとをうらむよりみをうらめhitowouramuyorimiwourame】

expression:

  • it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself [literal] - proverb
用心するに越したことはない【ようじんするにこしたことはないyoujinsurunikoshitakotohanai】用心するにこしたことはない

expression:

  • better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb
鯛の尾より鰯の頭【たいのおよりいわしのかしらtainooyoriiwashinokashira】

expression:

  • better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb
巧詐は拙誠に如かず【こうさはせっせいにしかずkousahasesseinishikazu】

expression:

  • it is better to do things shoddily yet sincerely rather than to cleverly deceive - proverb
問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥【とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじtouhaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji】

expression:

  • better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb
鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれkeikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare】鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ

expression:

  • better 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 [literal] - proverb
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼【しらぬほとけよりなじみのおにshiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni】

expression:

  • better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't [literal] - proverb
知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼【しらぬかみよりなじみのおにshiranukamiyorinajiminooni】

expression:

巧遅拙速【こうちせっそくkouchisessoku】

noun:

  • better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent - four character idiom
渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず【かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまずkasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu】

expression:

  • better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty [literal] - proverb
長い物には巻かれよ【ながいものにはまかれよnagaimononihamakareyo】

expression:

  • if you can't beat them; join them; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them - proverb
大は小を兼ねる【だいはしょうをかねるdaihashouwokaneru】

expression:

  • the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small - proverb
すまじきものは宮仕え【すまじきものはみやづかえsumajikimonohamiyazukae】

expression:

  • wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else - proverb
長い物には巻かれろ【ながいものにはまかれろnagaimononihamakarero】

expression:

  • if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them - proverb
大取りより小取り【おおとりよりことりootoriyorikotori】

expression:

  • it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; better small takings than a large win [literal]
習うより慣れろ【ならうよりなれろnarauyorinarero】習うより慣れよ【ならうよりなれよnarauyorinareyo】

expression:

  • experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught [literal]
誇大広告【こだいこうこくkodaikoukoku】

noun:

  • deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)

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