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鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)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

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      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

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    鶏口牛後 【けいこうぎゅうご】

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      鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)()うように、(ぼく)(かしら)になりたい。

      As the saying goes, better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, I want to be the leader.

      (わたし)鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)には反対(はんたい)で、(おお)きな団体(だんたい)にいたいです。

      I am opposed to the idea of better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, and I want to be in a large organization.

      鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)(かんが)えには賛成(さんせい)で、(ちい)さな団体(だんたい)でもトップにいたい。

      I agree with the idea of better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, and I want to be at the top even in a small group.

        史記(しき)』の蘇秦伝(そしんでん)のなかで鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)()かれていたと()きました。

        I heard that it is better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull was explained in the biography of Su Qin in the "Records of the Grand Historian."

          鶏口牛後(けいこうぎゅうご)には疑問(ぎもん)()っていて、(ぼく)(おお)きな組織(そしき)にいる(ほう)()いと(おも)う。

          I have doubts about better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, and I think it's better to be in a large organization.

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