惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào

bad deeds bring punishment; evil gets repaid

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
  2. 2. sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)

Characters

Character Meaning
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
報 bào
report; to inform; newspaper