祸首 禍首
祸首 禍首 huò shǒu ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ wo6 sau2
- chief offender
- main culprit
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祸 禍
- 人祸 人禍 rén huò ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ jan4 wo6 man-made disaster
- 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zoi1 wo6 disaster
- 祸害 禍害 huò hài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ wo6 hoi6 disaster
- 车祸 車禍 chē huò ㄔㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ce1 wo6 traffic accident; car crash
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
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- 大祸 大禍 dà huò ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ daai6 wo6 disaster
- 奇祸 奇禍 qí huò ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kei4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ gaa3 wo6 to impute
- 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ je5 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 惨祸 慘禍 cǎn huò ㄘㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ caam2 wo6 terrible tragedy
- 战祸 戰禍 zhàn huò ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zin3 wo6 disastrous conflict
- 戳祸 戳禍 chuō huò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ coek3 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 横祸 橫禍 hèng huò ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ waang4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 祸乱 禍亂 huò luàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wo6 lyun6 calamity and chaos
- 祸事 禍事 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ wo6 si6 disaster
- 祸及 禍及 huò jí ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ wo6 kap6 to bring disaster upon
- 祸患 禍患 huò huàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ wo6 waan6 disaster
- 祸根 禍根 huò gēn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄣ wo6 gan1 root of the trouble
- 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ wo6 seoi2 source of calamity (esp. of women)
- 祸福 禍福 huò fú ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ wo6 fuk1 disaster and happiness
首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
Idioms with these characters
- 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
- 祸不单行 禍不單行 huò bù dān xíng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
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- 祸不旋踵 禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2 trouble is never far away (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 祸福与共 禍福與共 huò fú yǔ gòng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6 to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
- 祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mín ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ wo6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa3 wo6 jyu1 jan4 to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
- 杀身之祸 殺身之禍 shā shēn zhī huò ㄕㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˋ saat3 san1 zi1 wo6 (idiom) getting killed
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
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- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄦˇ fu2 sau2 tip3 ji5 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢ maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 to follow blindly (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
Example sentences
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我们 我們 都 不 认为 認為 他 是 事故 的 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 。
None of us thought he was to blame for the accident.
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听起来 聽起來 好像 他 是 这 這 场 場 灾难 災難 的 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 。
It sounds as if he were to blame for the disaster.
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这 這 前所未闻 前所未聞 , 犯罪 嫌疑人 的 律师 律師 竟然 是 真正 的 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 。
It's totally without precedent for the suspect's attorney to be the true culprit.
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该 該 报 報 文章 中将 中將 被告人 描述 成 一个 一個 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 ， 尽管 儘管 他 已经 已經 被 证明 證明 是 无辜 無辜 的 了 。
The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
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