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Information of 鳌

Pinyin áo

Radical

鱼

Strokes

18 strokes

Usage

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Definition

sea turtle

鳌 Pronunciation: áo Part of Speech: noun 1. 传说中海里的大龟或大鳖 [En.] huge legendary turtle 引： 1. 《淮南子·览里》：于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。 [En.] In "Huainanzi", it states: Thus, Nüwa used five-colored stones to mend the sky and broke the turtle's legs to support the four corners. 例：又如: 鳌里夺尊(做杰出人物中的佼佼者) [En.] For example: "to be outstanding among the elite" (to excel among distinguished figures).

独占鳌头 dú zhàn áo tóu

to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, 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