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积恶余殃
jī'è​yú​yāng

accumulated evil brings disaster

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积恶余殃 積惡餘殃 jī'è​yú​yāng
accumulated evil brings disaster
(idiom) A lifetime of bad deeds will eventually result in suffering or disaster for oneself or one's descendants; based on a passage from the 易经 yì​jīng stating that a house that accumulates evil will have misfortune left over for its children.