created sense approved 善有善报,恶有恶报/善有善報,惡有惡報 · shànyǒushànbào'èyǒu'èbào · virtue has its reward, evil its retribution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
善有善报,恶有恶报 / 善有善報,惡有惡報
shànyǒushànbào'èyǒu'èbào
virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
Virtuous deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished; it is a common saying that suggests doing good or bad leads to an appropriate outcome. Each half of the phrase can also be used independently.
善 (literal) → 善 · shàn · good 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 善报 (literal) → 善报/善報 · shànbào · reward for good deeds , (non_chinese) 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 恶报 (literal) → 恶报/惡報 · èbào · retribution
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