created sense approved 原罪 · yuánzuì · original sin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原罪
yuánzuì
original sin
In Christianity, the sin committed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden by eating the forbidden fruit, which is believed to be passed down to all their descendants
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 罪 (literal) → 罪 · zuì · crime
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created sense approved 原罪 · yuánzuì · original sin; inherent fault — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
原罪
yuánzuì
original sin; inherent fault
A foundational or original sin or mistake, often used to describe the root cause of subsequent problems
原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · original 罪 (literal) → 罪 · zuì · crime
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition