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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

Noun

元凶

prime culprit; arch-criminal

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yuánxiōng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hung¹
Min Nan (POJ): goân-hiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: guân-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goanhiofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan²³⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan²⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan¹³⁻²² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/