独占鳌头
Traditional form:
獨佔鰲頭
Pinyin (reading):
dúzhàn'áotóu
Definitions:
- to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
- to be the champion
- to be the very best in any field
Characters:
- 独 - alone, independent, only, single, solitary
- 占 - to divine; to observe; to versify
- 鳌 - huge sea turtle
- 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
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