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turtle head (carved on a stone block in front of the imperial palace and reserved only for the scholar who came out first in the highest imperial examination to step on); first place

áo tóu

鳌 头

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n.turtle head (carved on a stone block in front of the imperial palace and reserved only for the scholar who came out first in the highest imperial examination to step on); first place
- dú zhàn áo tóu
  独占鳌头
  Beat all competitors and take the top spot.
synonym
guàn jūn冠军 zhuàng yuan状元 niú ěr牛耳 kuí xīng魁星

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