shǐ​zuò​yǒng​zhě

originator of a bad practice

始作俑者 shǐ​zuò​yǒng​zhě
originator of a bad practice
The creator of a bad precedent or evil practice; literally refers to the first person to use funerary figurines instead of human sacrifices, as mentioned in the Mencius.

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Movie subtitles
1.04 per million appears in 1% of films
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0.995 per million

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