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万恶之源
wàn'è​zhī​yuán

root of all evil

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 万恶 萬惡 wàn'è
    all evils
    every kind of evil; all crimes and sins
  2. 之 zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. 源 yuán noun
    origin
    (bound form) root; origin; the starting cause or basis of something