Read Edit View history 始作俑者 shǐzuòyǒngzhě originator of a bad practice Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 始作俑者 shǐzuòyǒngzhě 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. Edit Delete References Add reference see 作俑/作俑 → 始作俑者/始作俑者 Edit Delete
始作俑者 shǐzuòyǒngzhě 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. Edit Delete