guǒ
bào

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Meaning of 果报

果报 means karmic retribution; cause and effect; fate as per Buddhist doctrine. Pronounced guǒ bào.

  • karmic retribution; cause and effect; fate as per Buddhist doctrine

Definitions & Examples

xiāng
xìn
guǒ
bào
shuǎng
 
suǒ
zhí
xíng
shàn
 

He believes in karmic retribution, so he has always done good deeds.

jiā
jiǎng
jiu
zhòng
shàn
yīn
 
shàn
guǒ
 
zhè
jiù
shì
guǒ
bào
 

Buddhism emphasizes planting good causes to reap good fruits; this is karmic retribution.

rén
cháng
guǒ
bào
quàn
rén
xiàng
shàn
 

Ancient people often used the concept of karmic retribution to persuade others to do good.

Kàn
dào
huài
rén
zuì
zhōng
shòu
dào
chéng
 
rén
men
huì
gǎn
tàn
guǒ
bào
fēn
míng
 

Seeing the bad guys eventually get punished, people would sigh that retribution is clear.