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占鳌头
zhàn'áo​tóu

to come out first

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占鳌头 占鰲頭 zhàn//áo​tóu
to come out first
To win first place; to tower above the rest in a competition or examination; originally referred to coming first in the imperial examinations.

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Synonym

  • 独占鳌头 dú​zhàn'áo​tóu