鳌头

鰲頭
áotóu
  1. (figurative) the first place
  2. (literally) head of the legendary sea-turtle
  3. head of the legendary sea-turtle
  4. the first place

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 鳌 áo mythological sea turtle
=1 鳌 áo variant of 鳌 áo
=2 头 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 头 tou suffix for nouns

Containing this entry

独占鳌头 dúzhànáotóu (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
独占鳌头 dúzhàn'áotóu