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TOPIK 6noun

계구우후

gyeguuhu

계구우후가 · 계구우후를

better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox

Example

대기업 말단보다 작은 회사 사장이 낫다는 게 계구우후죠.

Better to run a small company than be at the bottom of a big one.

Word parts

계 chicken구 mouth우 ox후 rear

Literally 'a chicken's mouth rather than an ox's rear'.