作俑

Chinese

to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
 wooden figures buried with the dead
simp. and trad.
(作俑) 		作 俑
Literally: “to make tomb figurines”.

Etymology

Believed to be from a mistaken belief that human sacrifice evolved from the burial of tomb figurines.

Pronunciation

Verb

作俑

  1. to originate an immoral practice; to set a bad example

Derived terms

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