Results, 鶏口

鶏口【けいこうkeikou】

noun:

鶏口keikouとなるtonaruもmo牛後gyuugoとなるtonaruなかれnakare。 Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

Kanji definition:

鶏
常用中学校JLPTN1

ケイKEI・にわとりniwatori・とりtori

chicken

➜
鷄 雞
Strokes:
19
Radical:
鳥 bird
SKIP:
1-8-11
UTF:
9d8f
JIS208:
23-60
Hangul:
계 [gye]
Pinyin:
jī
Stroke order:
Example words:
鶏【にわとりniwatori】
(domestic) chicken; / chicken (meat)
鶏肉【けいにくkeiniku】
chicken meat
鶏卵【けいらんkeiran】
hen's egg
養鶏【ようけいyoukei】
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
鶏肌【とりはだtorihada】
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
口
常用１年JLPTN4

コウKOU・クKU・くちkuchi

mouth

Strokes:
3
Radical:
口 mouth
SKIP:
3-3-0
UTF:
53e3
JIS208:
24-93
Hangul:
구 [gu]
Pinyin:
kǒu
Stroke order:
Example words:
人口【じんこうjinkou】
population; / common talk
口【くちkuchi】
mouth; / opening; hole; gap; orifice; / mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; / gate; door; entrance; exit; / speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); / taste; palate; / mouth (to feed); / opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; / invitation; summons; / kind; sort; type; / opening (i.e. beginning); / counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
窓口【まどぐちmadoguchi】
ticket window; teller window; counter; / contact person; point of contact
口座【こうざkouza】
account (e.g. bank)
大口【おおぐちooguchi】
big mouth; / boastful speech; tall talk; / large amount; large sum

Partial results:

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
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

Kanji

鶏

ケイKEI・にわとりniwatori・とりtori

chicken

口

コウKOU・クKU・くちkuchi

mouth


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