现世报 / 現世報

xiàn​shì​bào

karmic retribution

The belief or situation where someone who does evil things receives punishment within their current lifetime rather than in a future life.

现世 (literal) → 现世/現世 · xiàn​shì · this life 报 (literal) → 报/報 · bào · retribution

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM