Chinese Word: 鳌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鳌 (Trad.: 鰲)

Pinyin: áo

English Definition: mythological sea turtle

Chinese Definition:
①传说中海里的大龟或大鳖。［例］于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。——《淮南子·览里》。［合］鳌里夺尊(做杰出人物中的佼佼者)。

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:敖 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敖 [ áo ] to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname
- 鱼 [ yú ] fish

Similar Characters: 鰲

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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
博鳌	bó áo	see 博鳌镇
鳌抃	áo biàn	to clap and dance with joy
鳌背负山	áo bèi fù shān	debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
博鳌亚洲论坛	bó áo yà zhōu lùn tán	Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)

1		zài 在 ēn shī shì 恩施市 áo 鳌 jǐ 脊 shān dǐng 山顶。 Columbus in enshi "mountain ridge."
2		yòng 用 tā men 他们 de 的 yí duì 一对 dà 大 áo 鳌 bǔ zhuō 捕捉 liè wù 猎物。 They use their pair of pedipalps to seize their prey.
3		tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 áo yú 鳌鱼 de 的 bàng 磅 dà dōu 大都 kě yǐ 可以 yòng 用 áo 鳌 zú 足 ná lái 拿来 dǐng tiān 顶天。 This only relate to the pound fish mostly can relate to bring in enough heaven.
5		mó guǐ 魔鬼 yòu 又 wǎng 往 qián 前 mài 迈 le 了 yí bù 一步， dài zhe 带着 yī gǔ 一股 fǔ làn 腐烂 de 的 yú 鱼 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 The demon took another stride forward, carrying with it a smell of rotting fish. It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.

1		zài 在 ēn shī shì 恩施市 áo 鳌 jǐ 脊 shān dǐng 山顶。 Columbus in enshi "mountain ridge."
2		yòng 用 tā men 他们 de 的 yí duì 一对 dà 大 áo 鳌 bǔ zhuō 捕捉 liè wù 猎物。 They use their pair of pedipalps to seize their prey.
3		tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 áo yú 鳌鱼 de 的 bàng 磅 dà dōu 大都 kě yǐ 可以 yòng 用 áo 鳌 zú 足 ná lái 拿来 dǐng tiān 顶天。 This only relate to the pound fish mostly can relate to bring in enough heaven.
5		mó guǐ 魔鬼 yòu 又 wǎng 往 qián 前 mài 迈 le 了 yí bù 一步， dài zhe 带着 yī gǔ 一股 fǔ làn 腐烂 de 的 yú 鱼 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 The demon took another stride forward, carrying with it a smell of rotting fish. It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.