鰲頭

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Chinese

sea turtle head; (noun suffix)
trad. (鰲頭)
simp. (鳌头)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

鰲頭

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

Derived terms