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元恶大憝
元恶大憝
元恶大憝
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元恶大憝

元恶大憝 — “The chief culprit or principal offender”

元恶大憝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the chief culprit or principal offender”. An arch-villain or ringleader of evil. Literally, “prime evil, major villain”.

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元恶大憝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

元恶大憝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
元
yuán4first, origin, unit, currency
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
大
dà3large, big, great
憝
duì16resent or detest

Example Sentence with 元恶大憝

那个诈骗团伙的头目,正是这个城市多年的元恶大憝,终于被绳之以法。
The leader of that fraud syndicate, who had been the arch-villain in this city for many years, was finally brought to justice.

Idioms Related to 元恶大憝

Synonyms of 元恶大憝

  • yuán元è恶dà大jiān奸arch-villain and principal culprit
  • zuì罪kuí魁huò祸shǒu首the chief culprit

More idioms starting with 元

  • yuán元hēng亨lì利zhēn贞origination, penetration, advantageousness, and uprightness
  • yuán元yuán元zhī之mín民the common good-hearted people
  • yuán元yuán元běn本běn本give a detailed account from beginning to end
  • yuán元xiōng凶jù巨è恶arch-criminal and major villain
  • yuán元xiōng凶shǒu首è恶the chief culprit
  • yuán元jiān奸jù巨è恶arch-criminal and chief evil-doer
  • yuán元è恶wèi未xiāo枭The principal offender remains unpunished
  • yuán元róng戎qǐ启xíng行The commander-in-chief sets out
  • yuán元fāng方jì季fāng方equally outstanding brothers
  • yuán元jīng经mì秘zhǐ旨profound, subtle, esoteric principles
  • yuán元lóng龙háo豪qì气bold and uninhibited character

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What does 元恶大憝 mean?

元恶大憝 (yuán è dà duì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the chief culprit or principal offender”.

How do you pronounce 元恶大憝?

元恶大憝 is pronounced yuán è dà duì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 元恶大憝 literally mean?

Literally, 元恶大憝 means “prime evil, major villain”. It is used to mean “the chief culprit or principal offender”.

What is the Chinese definition of 元恶大憝?

元恶:首恶;憝:奸恶。原指大为人所憎恶。后指元凶魁首。

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