niè​yuán

karmic retribution

  • created reference approved 孽缘/孽緣 → 良缘/良緣 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽缘 / 孽緣 niè​yuán

    良缘 / 良緣 liáng​yuán

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 孽缘/孽緣 · niè​yuán · karmic retribution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽缘 / 孽緣

    niè​yuán

    karmic retribution

    The fruit of one’s actions or sins from a previous life in the context of Buddhist belief

    孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · sin 缘 (literal) → 缘/緣 · yuán · fate

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 孽缘/孽緣 · niè​yuán · ill-fated relationship — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孽缘 / 孽緣

    niè​yuán

    ill-fated relationship

    An unhappy or doomed marriage or romantic relationship

    孽 (literal) → 孽 · niè · evil 缘 (literal) → 缘/緣 · yuán · fate

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

    created sense