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孽根
niè​gēn

source of evil

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
孽根 niè​gēn
source of evil
the root or origin of evil and disaster
vile child
(literary) a perverse or troublesome child who brings misfortune to a family

Frequency

Written text
0.012 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 祸根 huò​gēn
  • 祸种 huò​zhǒng
  • 孽种 niè​zhǒng

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)