独占鳌头 (獨占鰲頭) dú zhàn áo tóu
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dú zhàn áo tóu
set phrase
top rank in the Hanlin examinations
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: In the sense of 状元 (Guoyu '獨占鰲頭'; Mathews 1931 '獨占鰲頭', p. 8) -
dúzhàn áo tóu
set phrase
to come first in triennial palace examinations; to be the champion
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: 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 (CC-CEDICT '獨佔鰲頭')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Hsing Yun Diary 22 - Opening the Door to the Mind 星雲日記22~打開心門 打開心門(1993/3/16~1993/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Songs 1 歌 ■之一 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9-藝文》 — count: 1
- Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 12: Seven Hooks by Zhu Hong of the Ming 第十二冊 佛教作品選錄 第十二課 七筆勾 明‧袾宏 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 10 - Diligently Plowing the Field of the Heart: Turning Points 星雲日記10~勤耕心田 轉捩點(1991/3/1~3/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- Chapter 3: Facing Death - Victory 卷三 面對死亡 ■勝利 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 10 - How to Survive 《人間萬事10-怎樣活下去》 — count: 1
- My Classmates and Spiritual Friends 我的同學道友們 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7-僧信篇1》 — count: 1
- Chapter 1: Don't Take Lightly - Boxout 卷一 不可輕 卡位 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 6 - Where are the Future Prospects? 《人間萬事6-前途在哪裡》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 上独占鳌头 (上獨占鰲頭) 一些民意諸公們只求在媒體上獨佔鰲頭 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 20 - Discussing Emptiness and Existence 星雲日記20~談空說有 談空說有(1992/12/1~1992/12/16) — count: 2