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真兇

简真凶 · 繁真兇

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn xiōng

culprit

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真: zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
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凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad

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1–1 · zhen1 xiong1

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noun

real culprit

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 兇 /凶 (xiōng): truly aggressive

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