created sense approved 鳌头/鰲頭 · áotóu · first place — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鳌头 / 鰲頭
áotóu
first place
(bound form) the top rank; first place; the head of a huge legendary turtle, referring to the place where the top civil service exam candidate stood to receive honors. Usually used in the pattern [[独占鳌头|獨占鰲頭|du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2]]
鳌 (literal) → 鳌/鰲 · áo · legendary sea turtle 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 鳌头/鰲頭 · áotóu · exam winner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
鳌头 / 鰲頭
áotóu
exam winner
(historical) the top successful candidate in the imperial civil service examination.
鳌 (literal) → 鳌/鰲 · áo · legendary sea turtle 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition