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鯛の尾より鰯の頭

たいのおよりいわしのかしら

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

Pronunciation

たいのおよりいわしのかしら

Contains Kanji

鯛
ちょう
sea bream
尾
び
tail
鰯
sardine
頭
とう
head

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1. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion proverb.

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