罪孽深重 zuì niè shēn zhòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. deeply guilty; refers to someone who has committed severe or egregious crimes or sins, bearing heavy moral or ethical burden

CHARACTERS

罪 zuì crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
孽 niè evil; son of concubine; ghost
深 shēn deep; depth; far; very, extreme
重 zhòng heavy, weighty; double