鶏
ケイ
にわとり • とり
chicken
Words
割鶏牛刀
かっけいぎゅうとう
- using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem n
花鶏
あとり アトリ
- brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla) n uk
鶏鳴狗盗
けいめいくとう
- person who resorts to petty tricks; a person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks n yoji
鶏口牛後
けいこうぎゅうご
- better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond exp yoji
葉鶏頭
はげいとう がんらいこう
- tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor n