鼇頭
Reading: ごうとう
Meaning: upper margin annotations; top candidate in imperial examinations
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Example Sentence
There are important notes in the upper margins of the old book.
Usage Notes
A classical term referring to annotations at the top of a text, or historically, the highest-scoring candidate in Chinese imperial examinations.
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