功首罪魁 — “The one who is both the chief contributor and the arch-criminal”
功首罪魁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the one who is both the chief contributor and the arch-criminal”. Someone who achieves the greatest merit while also committing the gravest offense. Literally, “Chief in merit, chief in crime”.
功首罪魁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
功首罪魁 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 功首罪魁
Idioms Related to 功首罪魁
More idioms starting with 功
- gōng功yī一měi美èr二achieve two good outcomes from one effort
- gōng功bù不chéng成，，míng名bù不jiù就fail to achieve anything or gain fame
- gōng功bù不bǔ补huàn患merits do not compensate for harm
- gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail at the last step
- gōng功dào到zì自rán然chéng成Effort brings success
- gōng功láo劳hàn汗mǎ马distinguished service in battle
- gōng功tóng同shǎng赏yì异same merit, different rewards
- gōng功míng名lì利lù禄fame, wealth, and high social status
- gōng功míng名fù富guì贵fame, wealth, and high position
- gōng功míng名cèng蹭dèng蹬repeated career setbacks
- gōng功jūn均tiān天dì地achievements as vast as heaven and earth
- gōng功chuí垂zhú竹bó帛achievements recorded in history
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 功首罪魁
What does 功首罪魁 mean?
功首罪魁 (gōng shǒu zuì kuí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the one who is both the chief contributor and the arch-criminal”.
How do you pronounce 功首罪魁?
功首罪魁 is pronounced gōng shǒu zuì kuí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 功首罪魁 literally mean?
Literally, 功首罪魁 means “Chief in merit, chief in crime”. It is used to mean “the one who is both the chief contributor and the arch-criminal”.
What is the Chinese definition of 功首罪魁?
魁：为首的。功最高，罪最重