罪魁祸首罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu — criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
zuì (fourth tone, falling) kuí (second tone, rising) huò (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3
Traditional: 罪魁禍首
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
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