孽

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

CEDICT

  1. disaster; calamity
  2. evil; sin
  3. ghost; monster
  4. son of a concubine
  5. treacherous; evil

Wiktionary

  1. 非正室所生的儿子。
  2. 灾祸。
  3. 恶因、罪过。
  4. 乱党、祸害。
  5. 坏、祸。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

孽 niè variant of 孽 niè

Containing this entry

作孽 zuòniè to sin
冤孽 yuānniè
  1. sin (in Buddhism)
  2. enmity leading to sin
天灾地孽 tiānzāidìniè
  1. catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
  2. Heaven-sent warnings
妖孽 yāoniè evildoer
孽 niè variant of 孽 niè
孽报 nièbào bad karma
孽子 nièzǐ
  1. unfilial son
  2. unworthy son
  3. illegitimate son
  4. concubine's son
孽海花 Nièhǎihuā A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 Jīn Tiānhé and Zeng Pu 曾朴 Zēng Pǔ
孽畜 nièchù
  1. evil creature (multipurpose curse)
  2. evil domestic animal
孽种 nièzhǒng
  1. bane of one's existence
  2. vile spawn
孽缘 nièyuán ill-fated relationship
孽障 nièzhàng evil creature
罪孽 zuìniè
  1. sin
  2. crime
  3. wrongdoing
造孽 zàoniè
  1. to do evil
  2. to commit sins
余孽 yúniè remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)
遗孽 yíniè
支孽 zhīniè
孽债 nièzhài

Related entries

庶子 shùzǐ son born of a concubine
大祸 dàhuò
  1. disaster
  2. calamity
惨事 cǎnshì disaster
灾殃 zāiyāng disaster
灾祸 zāihuò disaster
樂觀者在災禍中看到機會，悲觀者在機會中看到災禍。

Optimists see opportunities in disasters while pessimists find disasters in every opportunity.

Source: Tatoeba

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