第一把交椅

dì-yībǎjiāoyǐ

top banana; top of the heap

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 第一 dìyī
  1. first
  2. most important; primary; foremost
=1 第一 dì-yī
  1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
  2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
  3. first; 1st
  4. firstly
  5. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)
=2 把 bǎ
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})
=2 把 bà handle
=2 把 pá
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
3 交椅 jiāoyǐ
  1. old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest
  2. (fig.) position in a hierarchy