main offender

main offender

The chief culprit is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Hu ø sh ǒ uzu ì Ku í, which means the first culprit of a crime. It comes from Zheng ruoyong's the story of jade Jue, asking for life in Ming Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Chief: leader; chief: leader. The first offender of a crime.

The origin of Idioms

Zheng ruoyong of Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of jade Jue · asking for life: "although the godmother killed me, Juan Nu was the main culprit, and chased him."

Idiom usage

We should find out the culprit of this matter.