始作俑者
shǐ​zuò​yǒng​zhě

originator of a bad practice

  • created sense approved 始作俑者 · shǐ​zuò​yǒng​zhě · originator of a bad practice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · to begin 作俑 (literal) → 作俑 · zuò​yǒng · to initiate a bad practice 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er

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