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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

余孽
yú niè

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

孽海花
niè hǎi huā

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

天灾地孽
tiān zāi dì niè

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena

前生冤孽
qián shēng yuān niè

predestined relationship

作孽
zuò niè

to sin

孽障
niè zhàng

evil creature

罪孽
zuì niè

sin

孽畜
niè chù

evil creature (multipurpose curse)

冤孽
yuān niè

sin (in Buddhism)

孽种
niè zhǒng

bane of one's existence

妖孽
yāo niè

evildoer

孽报
niè bào

bad karma

造孽
zào niè

to do evil

自作孽
zì zuò niè

disaster one brings on oneself

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè

evil elements who have escaped eradication

孽子
niè zǐ

unfilial son

孽缘
niè yuán

ill-fated relationship

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