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。

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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
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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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