真凶

真兇
zhēnxiōng
culprit

CEDICT

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 兇 /凶 (xiōng): truly aggressive
  2. real culprit

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 真 zhēn
  1. really
  2. truly
  3. indeed
  4. real
  5. true
  6. genuine
=2 凶 xiōng
  1. terrible
  2. fearful
=2 凶 xiōng
  1. vicious
  2. fierce
  3. ominous
  4. inauspicious
  5. famine
  6. variant of 凶 xiōng

Related entries

主犯 zhǔfàn culprit
人犯 rénfàn
  1. criminal
  2. culprit
  3. suspect (old)
肇事者 zhàoshìzhě
  1. offender
  2. culprit