独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭
独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ
- (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (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
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独 獨
- 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 only
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 孤独 孤獨 gū dú ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gu1 duk6 lonely
- 独到 獨到 dú dào ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ duk6 dou3 original
- 独创 獨創 dú chuàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋ duk6 cong3 to come up with (an innovation)
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- 独占 獨占 dú zhàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ duk6 zim1 to have all to oneself; to monopolize
- 独唱 獨唱 dú chàng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄤˋ duk6 coeng3 (in singing) solo
- 独家 獨家 dú jiā ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ duk6 gaa1 exclusive
- 独特 獨特 dú tè ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ duk6 dak6 unique; distinctive
- 独立 獨立 dú lì ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ duk6 laap6 independent
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
- 独身 獨身 dú shēn ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄣ duk6 san1 unmarried; single
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ duk6 laap6 zi6 zyu2 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
- 不独 不獨 bù dú ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ bat1 duk6 not only
- 台独 台獨 Tái dú ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ toi4 duk6 Taiwan independence
- 失独 失獨 shī dú ㄕ ㄉㄨˊ sat1 duk6 bereaved of one's only child
- 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ wai4 duk6 variant of 唯独
- 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú ㄕㄣˋ ㄉㄨˊ san6 duk6 to preserve a proper behavior in private life
占
- 占据 佔據 zhàn jù ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄩˋ zim3 geoi3 to occupy; to hold
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng ㄓㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ zim3 ling5 to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
- 侵占 侵佔 qīn zhàn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄓㄢˋ cam1 zim3 to invade and occupy (territory)
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- 占卜 zhān bǔ ㄓㄢ ㄅㄨˇ zim1 buk1 to divine
- 强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄢˋ koeng4 zim3 to occupy by force
- 独占 獨占 dú zhàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄓㄢˋ duk6 zim1 to have all to oneself; to monopolize
- 霸占 霸佔 bà zhàn ㄅㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ baa3 zim3 to occupy by force
- 占中 佔中 Zhàn Zhōng ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ zim3 zung1 Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 占去 佔去 zhàn qù ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄩˋ to take up (one's time etc)
- 占压 佔壓 zhàn yā ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄚ to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)
- 占比 佔比 zhàn bǐ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄧˇ variant of 占比
- 占线 佔線 zhàn xiàn ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zim3 sin3 busy (telephone line)
- 卜占 bǔ zhān ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄢ buk1 zim1 to divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
- 占优 占優 zhàn yōu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡ zim1 jau1 to dominate
- 占地 zhàn dì ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ zim3 dei6 to take up space
- 占城 Zhān chéng ㄓㄢ ㄔㄥˊ zim1 sing4 see 占婆
- 占婆 Zhān pó ㄓㄢ ㄆㄛˊ zim1 po4 Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
鳌 鰲
- 博鳌 博鰲 Bó áo ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ see 博鳌镇
- 鳌抃 鰲抃 áo biàn ㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ngou4 bin6 (literary) elated and excited; overjoyed
- 博鳌镇 博鰲鎮 Bó áo Zhèn ㄅㄛˊ ㄠˊ ㄓㄣˋ bok3 ngou4 zan3 Bo'ao, coastal town in Hainan, a tourist destination and the site of the annual Boao Forum for Asia
- 鳌背负山 鰲背負山 áo bèi fù shān ㄠˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄢ ngou4 bui3 fu6 saan1 debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
头 頭
- 一头 一頭 yī tóu ㄧ ㄊㄡˊ jat1 tau4 one head
- 上头 上頭 shàng tou ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄊㄡ soeng6 tau4 the top; the upper part; (its) surface
- 丫头 丫頭 yā tou ㄧㄚ ˙ㄊㄡ aa1 tau4 girl
- 低头 低頭 dī tóu ㄉㄧ ㄊㄡˊ dai1 tau4 to bow the head
- 兆头 兆頭 zhào tou ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄊㄡ siu6 tau4 omen
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- 出头 出頭 chū tóu ㄔㄨ ㄊㄡˊ ceot1 tau4 to get out of a predicament
- 前头 前頭 qián tou ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄊㄡ cin4 tau4 in front
- 劲头 勁頭 jìn tóu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ ging6 tau4 enthusiasm
- 势头 勢頭 shì tóu ㄕˋ ㄊㄡˊ sai3 tau4 power
- 口头 口頭 kǒu tóu ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ hau2 tau4 oral
- 回头 回頭 huí tóu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ wui4 tau4 to turn round; to turn one's head
- 外头 外頭 wài tou ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄊㄡ ngoi6 tau4 outside; outdoors
- 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ geoi6 tau4 tycoon
- 带头 帶頭 dài tóu ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ daai3 tau4 to take the lead; to be the first; to set an example
- 后头 後頭 hòu tou ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄊㄡ hau6 tau4 behind
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 念头 念頭 niàn tou ㄋㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄊㄡ nim6 tau4 thought; idea; intention
- 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ sau2 tau4 on hand
- 扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ nau2 tau4 to turn one's head
- 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ toi4 tau4 to raise one's head; to look up