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禍首罪魁

简祸首罪魁 · 繁禍首罪魁

Mandarin · pinyin huò shǒu zuì kuí

see 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
魁: kuí · chief; leader; best; monstrous
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster

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4–3–4–2 · huo4 shou3 zui4 kui2

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wo6 sau2 zeoi6 fui1

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