粵

獨duk6占zim1鰲ngou4頭tau4

simp独占鳌头
duk6 zim1 ngou4 tau4inferreddú zhàn áo tóu

English

  1. (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (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

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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