罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
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听起来好像他是这场灾难的罪魁祸首。
tīng qi lai hǎo xiàng tā shì zhè chǎng zāi nàn de zuì kuí huò shǒu。
It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.