Definition of 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)

けいこうゅうなか

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

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(proverb)
Other readings:
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ】
Related Kanji
chicken
mouth
cow
behind, back, later
not, must not, do not, be not