罪魁祸首

zuìkuíhuòshǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster

Traditional 罪魁禍首

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 phrase

Meaning

zuìkuíhuòshǒu zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
fig. main cause of a disaster

Example sentences

wǒmen我们dōu都bù不rènwéi认为tā他shì是shìgù事故de的zuìkuíhuòshǒu罪魁祸首。

None of us thought he was to blame for the accident.
tīng听qǐlái起来hǎoxiàng好像tā他shì是zhè这chǎng场zāinàn灾难de的zuìkuíhuòshǒu罪魁祸首。

It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
zhè这qiánsuǒwèiwén前所未闻,fànzuì犯罪xiányírén嫌疑人de的lǜshī律师jìngrán竟然shì是zhēnzhèng真正de的zuìkuíhuòshǒu罪魁祸首。

It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.

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