- 钓鳌 diào'áo to have great ambition(literary) to catch a giant turtle; used to describe having grand aspirations or a heroic spirit. This refers to a legend from the [[列子|列子|lie4 zi3]] where a giant caught six enormous turtles that were supporting mythical mountains in the sea.
- 钓鳌客 diào'áokè person with great ambition(literary) a person with lofty ambitions or an unconventional, unrestrained spirit; historically used as a self-given nickname by famous poets like [[李白|李白|li3 bai2]]
- 鳌山 áoshān lantern mountainA giant mountain-shaped lantern display in the shape of a legendary turtle, traditionally built for the Lantern Festival.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing