元凶

元凶

See also: 元兇

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	fierce; terrible; ominous
trad. (元凶/元兇)		元	凶/兇
simp. (元凶)		元	凶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánxiōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hung¹
• Min Nan (POJ): goân-hiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuánxiōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshiong
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ hung¹
    • Yale: yùhn hūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ hung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: guân-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goanhiofng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

元凶

1. prime culprit; arch-criminal

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	凶
げん Grade: 2	きょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

元凶 (hiragana げんきょう, rōmaji genkyō)

1. root, principle cause (of a problem)

   悪 (あく)の元 (げん)凶 (きょう)

   aku no genkyō

   the root cause of evil

2. prime culprit, instigator, leader of a criminal gang

   元 (げん)凶 (きょう)が戻 (もど)ってきた。

   Genkyō ga modotte kita.

   The culprit has returned.