惡有惡報

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

惡有惡報Traditional · Main Form
恶有恶报Alternate Form

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