孽

niè

Meanings

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niè

1.son born of a concubine
2.disaster
3.sin
4.evil

niè

1.variant of 孽[niè]

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Wiktionary

1.son of a concubine
2.ghost; monster
3.disaster; calamity
4.evil; sin
5.treacherous; evil
6.naughty; mischievous

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋred): phonetic 薛 (OC *sŋed) + semantic 子 (“child”)

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Stroke order

Components

孽薛子

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Synonyms

凶煞凶神妖妖孽妖怪妖物妖精妖鬼妖魔怪物惡魔恶魔煞煞神精怪精靈精灵邪魔鬼仔精鬼精魔魔障魔鬼頑皮調皮淘氣皮淘猴猴兒

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Related words

罪孽 sin 孽缘 ill-fated relationship 孽报 bad karma 妖孽 evildoer 孽子 unfilial son 作孽 to sin 余孽 remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)造孽 to do evil 孽障 evil creature 孽畜 evil creature (multipurpose curse)冤孽 sin (in Buddhism)孽种 bane of one's existence