◆鶏口となるも、牛後となる勿れ Keikou to narumo, gyuugo to naru nakare.
- 解釈：大きな集団で人の後につくより、小さな集団でその長となれという意。中国蘇秦（そしん）が韓（かん）王を説いて、秦に屈せず戦うように勧めた故事による。
- Literal：Please do become the mouth of the cock, and do not become cow's back.
- Interpretation：Become the head of a small group without becoming a large group's rear. Please do become the representative of a small group, and do not become the member of a large group.
- 類義：大鳥の尾より、小鳥の頭。鶏口牛後。鯛の尾より鰯の頭。
- 反義：寄らば大樹（たいじゅ）の陰。