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Beware the Cow’s Rump!

鶏口牛後 (keikō-gyūgo: better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull)           rooster + mouth + bull + rear

As you look at the back end of this compound, be sure to note the difference between 牛後 (cow’s rump or bull’s rear) and 午後 (gogo: afternoon)!

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