Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「始作俑者」 today for free with this guide.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「始作俑者」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Terracotta warriors: wooden or pottery figurines used for burial in ancient times. The person who started making figurines. A metaphor for someone who is the first to do something bad.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chi2 jok3 yung2 je2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
