雞口牛後

Chinese

		fowl; chicken	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ox; cow; bull	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (雞口牛後/鷄口牛後)		雞/鷄	口	牛	後
simp. (鸡口牛后)		鸡	口	牛	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīkǒuníuhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīkǒuníuhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jikǒunióuhòu
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-kʻou³-niu²-hou⁴
  - Yale: jī-kǒu-nyóu-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jikoouniouhow
  - Palladius: цзикоунюхоу (czikounjuxou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

雞口牛後

Synonym: 寧為雞口，無為牛後／宁为鸡口，无为牛后 (níng wéi jīkǒu, wú wéi níuhòu)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (雞口牛後):

→ Korean: 계구우후(雞口牛後) (gyeguuhu)

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