恶有恶报

惡有惡報
èyǒu'èbào

evil has its retribution; what goes around comes around; sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

Wiktionary

Homographs

恶有恶报 èyǒuèbào
  1. evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
  2. sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

Entry Composition

=1 恶 ě used in 恶心 ěxīn
=1 恶 è
  1. evil
  2. fierce
  3. vicious
  4. ugly
  5. coarse
  6. to harm
=1 恶 wù
  1. to hate
  2. to loathe
  3. ashamed
  4. to fear
  5. to slander
=2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=2 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
3 恶报 èbào karmic retribution (resulting from evil deeds, in contrast to karmic reward 好报 hǎobào)