惡有惡報

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)

CEDICT

做壞事一定會得到不好的報應。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

惡有惡報 èyǒu'èbào

Entry Composition

1 惡 è
  1. evil
  2. fierce
  3. vicious
  4. ugly
  5. coarse
  6. to harm
2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
3 惡報 èbào karmic retribution (resulting from evil deeds, in contrast to karmic reward 好報 hǎobào)

Containing this entry

善有善報，惡有惡報 shànyǒushànbào,èyǒuèbào virtue has its reward, evil its retribution