始作俑者 | shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
Breaking with an eight-year tradition of reporting only on Xi Jinping suyus, we felt this one from Hua Chunying needed to be highlighted.
Meaning: creator of bad precedent, the person who first made tomb figures
Original: 现在问题的关键是，作为当前乌克兰局势紧张的始作俑者，美方在这场危机中扮演了什么角色？发挥了什么作用？如果有人一边火上浇油，一边指责别人救火不力，这种行为是不负责任的，也是不道德的。
Source: 2022年2月23日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
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