- 罪孽 zuìniè sina transgression against moral or religious law, often associated with the concept of karmic retribution
- 妖孽 yāoniè evildoerevildoer; monster; an omen of evil
- 作孽 zuòniè sinto commit a sin; to do evil
- 造孽 zàoniè sinto perform evil or sinful deeds that are believed to result in bad karma or divine retribution
- 自作孽 zìzuòniè self-inflictedto bring disaster on oneself
- 余孽 yúniè remnantsremaining evil elements or surviving members of a defeated group or former regime; dregs
- 孽种 nièzhǒng vile spawna derogatory term for a person or child considered wicked, cursed, or born of an illicit relationship
- 孽障 nièzhàng vile creatureevil creature
- 冤孽 yuānniè enmityenmity or a deep-seated grudge that leads to sin or misfortune
- 残渣余孽 cánzhāyúniè vile remnantsevil elements who have escaped eradication
- 孽报 nièbào retributionbad karma
- 孽缘 nièyuán ill-fated relationship
- 孽海花 Nièhǎihuā A Flower in a Sinful SeaLate-Qing novel by [[金天翮|金天翮|Jin1 Tian1 he2]] and [[曾朴|曾樸|Zeng1 Pu3]]
- 孽畜 nièchù beastan evil or troublesome domestic animal
- 孽子 nièzǐ concubine's sona son born to a concubine or born out of wedlock; an illegitimate son
- 天灾地孽 tiānzāidìniè divine warningsDisasters and strange occurrences interpreted as signs or warnings from Heaven.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH