yuān​niè

bad karma

  • created reference approved 冤孽 → 冤家 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤孽 yuān​niè

    冤家 yuān​jia

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 冤孽 · yuān​niè · bad karma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤孽

    yuān​niè

    bad karma

    sins or enmity from a past life that lead to suffering or punishment in the present; a predestined misfortune in the Buddhist sense

    冤 (literal) → 冤 · yuān · enmity 孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · sin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 冤孽 · yuān​niè · troublemaker — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    冤孽

    yuān​niè

    troublemaker

    a person who causes one trouble or heartache, especially a loved one or a child; an enemy one is fated to meet

    冤 (literal) → 冤 · yuān · enmity 孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · demon

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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