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Chinese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “唐宋时翰林学士、承旨等官朝见皇帝时立于镌有巨鳌的殿陛石正中,因称入翰林院为上鳌头。”)
Pronunciation
Noun
鰲頭
- (literally) head of the legendary sea-turtle
- (figurative) the first place
Derived terms