niè​gēn

source of evil

  • created reference approved 孽根 → 祸根/禍根 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽根 niè​gēn

    祸根 / 禍根 huò​gēn

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 孽根 → 祸种/禍種 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽根 niè​gēn

    祸种 / 禍種 huò​zhǒng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 孽根 · niè​gēn · source of evil — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽根

    niè​gēn

    source of evil

    the root or origin of evil and disaster

    孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · sin 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · source

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 孽根 · niè​gēn · vile child — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽根

    niè​gēn

    vile child

    (literary) a perverse or troublesome child who brings misfortune to a family

    孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · illegitimate son 根 (literal) → 根 · gēn · root (botany, family)

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

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