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孽

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Definitions

  1. 1. son born of a concubine
  2. 2. disaster
  3. 3. sin
  4. 4. evil

Words Containing 孽

作孽
zuò niè

to sin

冤孽
yuān niè

sin (in Buddhism)

前生冤孽
qián shēng yuān niè

predestined relationship

天灾地孽
tiān zāi dì niè

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena

妖孽
yāo niè

evildoer

孽报
niè bào

bad karma

孽子
niè zǐ

unfilial son

孽海花
niè hǎi huā

Flower in the sea of evil, late Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮[jīn tiān hé]

孽畜
niè chù

evil creature (multipurpose curse)

孽种
niè zhǒng

bane of one's existence

孽缘
niè yuán

ill-fated relationship

孽障
niè zhàng

evil creature

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè

evil elements who have escaped eradication

罪孽
zuì niè

sin

自作孽
zì zuò niè

disaster one brings on oneself

造孽
zào niè

to do evil

余孽
yú niè

remaining evil element; surviving members (of evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

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