粵

罪zeoi6魁fui1

zeoi6 fui1inferredzuì kuí

English

  1. criminal ringleader
  2. chief culprit
  3. fig. cause of a problem

Examples

  • 我們都不認為他是事故的罪魁禍首。

    None of us thought he was to blame for the accident.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 听起来好像他是这场灾难的罪魁祸首。

    It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.

    Tatoeba · kooler CC BY

  • 這前所未聞, 犯罪嫌疑人的律師竟然是真正的罪魁禍首。

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

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 该报文章中将被告人描述成一个罪魁祸首,尽管他已经被证明是无辜的了。

    The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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