criminal ringleader; the person or cause primarily responsible for a crime or disaster

tall and sturdy; big and tall; brawny; stalwart

To take first place or win the top prize; to win a championship.

province in eastern Canada

The queen of flowers, referring specifically to the plum blossom because it blooms before all other flowers in early spring.

(literary) head or leader of a group

The leader or chief of a political party, often used with a negative connotation like "party boss".

chief culprit; the person who leads a criminal group; the primary cause of a problem

big and tall; well-built in stature

The four stars of the Big Dipper that form the bowl of the ladle; sometimes used specifically to refer to the star furthest from the handle.

Iroquois; a member of the North American Indigenous confederacy known as the Haudenosaunee

The leader or head of a group of robbers or bandits

Quebec City, the capital of Quebec province in Canada

arc clam; a species of edible saltwater clam also known as Arca inflata

(literary) a leader of rebels or bandits; the chief criminal in a group

(literary) big and tall; towering and stalwart in build

Linkui (c. 2000 BC), the second of the legendary Flame Emperors according to tradition.

The five highest-ranked candidates in the provincial-level civil service examinations under the Ming and Qing systems; also refers to the top-ranking scholar in each of the [[五经|五經|wu3 jing1]].

A famous Qing Dynasty play by the playwright Li Yu, telling the story of the love between a humble oil seller and a high-ranking courtesan.

champion in the highest imperial examination in the former civil service system

(literary) the person who ranked first in the final imperial examination held in the palace; synonymous with [[状元|狀元|zhuang4 yuan2]]

(idiom) to be the lucky man who wins the hand or favor of the most beautiful courtesan

the person who is first among peers or head and shoulders above others; historically, the person who ranked first in the civil service examinations

A highly respected and distinguished person of great learning

A temple or pavilion dedicated to [[魁星|魁星|kui2 xing1]], the Daoist god of fate and examinations.

the great power of the imperial court; the supreme authority of government

gigantic in stature; tall and broad-shouldered with a remarkable or extraordinary appearance

(literary) the candidate who ranked first in the national civil-service examination; the top scholar

a type of saltwater clam known for its reddish hemoglobin-rich fluid, often found in coastal waters of East Asia