huò​shǒu

chief culprit

  • created reference approved 祸首/禍首 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸首 / 禍首 huò​shǒu

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 祸首/禍首 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸首 / 禍首 huò​shǒu

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 祸首/禍首 · huò​shǒu · chief culprit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸首 / 禍首

    huò​shǒu

    chief culprit

    the person primarily responsible for a crime or disaster; the ringleader

    祸 (literal) → 祸/禍 · huò · disaster 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · chief

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 祸首/禍首 · huò​shǒu · root cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸首 / 禍首

    huò​shǒu

    root cause

    the primary thing or factor responsible for a disaster or negative outcome

    祸 (literal) → 祸/禍 · huò · disaster 首 (literal) → 首 · shǒu · chief

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense