罪魁祸首 — “The chief culprit”
罪魁祸首 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the chief culprit”. The prime offender; the principal perpetrator of a crime or a disaster. Literally, “chief of crimes and source of disaster”.
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罪魁祸首 Pronunciation and Pinyin
罪魁祸首 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 罪魁祸首
这次食物中毒事件的罪魁祸首是那家不卫生的餐馆。
The chief culprit behind this food poisoning incident was that unsanitary restaurant.
Idioms Related to 罪魁祸首
Synonyms of 罪魁祸首
More idioms starting with 罪
- zuì罪shàng上jiā加zuì罪compound a crime
- zuì罪bù不jí及nú孥guilt does not extend to family
- zuì罪bù不kě可huàn逭Guilt cannot be escaped
- zuì罪bù不róng容sǐ死crime too heinous for death to atone
- zuì罪bù不róng容zhū诛crime beyond redemption by death
- zuì罪bù不shèng胜zhū诛crimes too heinous for mere execution
- zuì罪yè业shēn深zhòng重deeply sinful or having committed grave offenses
- zuì罪rén人bù不nú孥Punish the offender, not their family
- zuì罪yǐ以gōng功chú除atone for a crime with meritorious service
- zuì罪jiā加yī一děng等to increase the penalty for a crime
- zuì罪hé合wàn万sǐ死deserving ten thousand deaths
- zuì罪zài在bù不shè赦guilt is unpardonable
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Open the tool →Questions about 罪魁祸首
What does 罪魁祸首 mean?
罪魁祸首 (zuì kuí huò shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the chief culprit”.
How do you pronounce 罪魁祸首?
罪魁祸首 is pronounced zuì kuí huò shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 罪魁祸首 literally mean?
Literally, 罪魁祸首 means “chief of crimes and source of disaster”. It is used to mean “the chief culprit”.
What is the Chinese definition of 罪魁祸首?
魁：为首的。作恶犯罪的头子。