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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

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

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けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ

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1. 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.

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