niè
zhài

common
literary

Meaning of 孽债

孽债 means a debt incurred from evil deeds; karmic debt. Pronounced niè zhài.

  • a debt incurred from evil deeds; karmic debt

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiào
guān
niàn
zhōng
 
jīn
shēng
de
nàn
néng
shì
wèi
le
cháng
huán
qián
shì
de
niè
zhài
 

In Buddhist belief, the suffering of this life may be to repay the karmic debt from a past life.

nián
qīng
shí
fàn
xià
de
cuò
 
jīn
chéng
le
xīn
tóu
chén
zhòng
de
niè
zhài
 

The mistakes he made in his youth have now become a heavy debt on his conscience.

duàn
shī
bài
de
gǎn
qíng
 
xiàng
shì
yǒng
yuǎn
huán
qīng
de
niè
zhài
 

That failed relationship is like a debt he can never repay.

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