1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
1 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)
2 to be the champion
3 to be the very best in any field
鹊巢鸠占
què cháo jiū zhàn
1 the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)
2 to reap where one has not sown
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