占鳌头 (占鰲頭) zhān áo tóu

zhān áo tóu set phrase top rank in the Hanlin examinations
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A variant of 独占鳌头 (Guoyu '占鰲頭')

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  • 独占鳌头(獨占鰲頭) top rank in the Hanlin examinations ; to come first in triennial palace examinations; to be the champion