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. 非正室所生的兒子。
  2. 災禍。
  3. 惡因、罪過。
  4. 亂黨、禍害。
  5. 壞、禍。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

孼 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
天災地孽 tiānzāidìniè
  1. catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
  2. Heaven-sent warnings
妖孽 yāoniè evildoer
孼 niè variant of 孽 niè
View more

Related entries

庶子 shùzǐ son born of a concubine
大禍 dàhuò
  1. disaster
  2. calamity
慘事 cǎnshì disaster
災殃 zāiyāng disaster
災禍 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

禍 huò
  1. disaster
  2. misfortune
  3. calamity
禍事 huòshì
  1. disaster
  2. doom
禍害 huòhài
  1. disaster
  2. harm
  3. scourge
  4. bad person
  5. to damage
  6. to harm
  7. to wreck
禍患 huòhuàn
  1. disaster
  2. calamity
難 nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold
太难了。

It's so hard.

Source: Tatoeba

災害 zāihài
  1. calamity
  2. disaster

classifier: 個

我们必须始终为灾害做好准备。

We must always be prepared for disasters.

Source: Tatoeba

胡越 húyuè
  1. large distance
  2. disaster
  3. calamity
災厄 zāiè
  1. adversity
  2. catastrophe
  3. disaster
急難 jínàn
  1. misfortune
  2. crisis
  3. grave danger
  4. critical situation
  5. disaster
  6. emergency
  7. to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament
他的人緣向來很好，因此一旦遭遇急難，朋友都樂意幫忙。

He is always popular among his friends. So whenever he comes across troubles or emergencies, they are happy to offer help.

Source: Tatoeba

冤孽 yuānniè
  1. sin (in Buddhism)
  2. enmity leading to sin
冤業 yuānyè
  1. sin (in Buddhism)
  2. enmity leading to sin
  3. also written 冤孽
罪孽 zuìniè
  1. sin
  2. crime
  3. wrongdoing
罪愆 zuìqiān
  1. sin
  2. offense
罪過 zuìguo
  1. sin
  2. offense
辜 gū
  1. crime
  2. sin
罪惡 zuìè
  1. crime
  2. evil
  3. sin
金錢是一切罪惡之源。

Money is the root of all evil.

Source: Tatoeba

罪 zuì
  1. guilt
  2. crime
  3. fault
  4. blame
  5. sin
我什麼罪也沒有。

I'm not guilty of anything.

Source: Tatoeba

惡 è
  1. evil
  2. fierce
  3. vicious
  4. ugly
  5. coarse
  6. to harm
道德上的恶乃是无知的后果。

Moral evil is the result of ignorance.

Source: Tatoeba

否 pǐ
  1. clogged
  2. evil
和一个只说"是"与"否"的人维持一段对话是很难的。

It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".

Source: Tatoeba

弊病 bìbìng
  1. malady
  2. evil
  3. malpractice
  4. drawback
  5. disadvantage
歹 dǎi
  1. bad
  2. wicked
  3. evil
  4. Kangxi radical 78
害 hài
  1. to do harm to
  2. to cause trouble to
  3. harm
  4. evil
  5. calamity
他們會害慘你。

They'll kill you.

Source: Tatoeba

邪 xié
  1. demonic
  2. iniquitous
  3. nefarious
  4. evil
  5. unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine)
  6. (coll.) strange
  7. abnormal
有智慧才能分辨善惡邪正；有謙虛才能建立美滿人生。

Only with wisdom can one distinguish between good and evil; only with humility can one build a happy life.

Source: Tatoeba

邪惡 xiéè
  1. sinister
  2. vicious
  3. wicked
  4. evil
她是很邪惡的女巫。

She's an evil witch.

Source: Tatoeba