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雞口牛後
jī​kǒu​niú​hòu

better a small leader than a big follower

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 鸡 雞 jī noun
    chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  2. 口 kǒu noun
    mouth
    mouth of a person or animal; (bound form) oral
  3. 牛 niú noun
    ox
    ox; cow; bull; cattle; any of various bovine animals
  4. 后 後 hòu locativenoun
    behind
    (bound form) back; rear; behind; in the direction of one's back