Meaning of 现世报
现世报 means retribution in this life; karmic punishment received in one's current lifetime for wrongdoings. Pronounced xiàn shì bào.
- retribution in this life; karmic punishment received in one's current lifetime for wrongdoings
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
，
jié结
guǒ果
sì四
shí十
suì岁
jiù就
dé得
jué绝
zhèng症
sǐ死
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shuō说
zhè这
shì是
xiàn现
shì世
bào报
。
He committed all manner of evil, and ended up dying of a terminal illness at forty; everyone said it was retribution in this life.
Bié别
gàn干
nà那
xiē些
quē缺
dé德
shì事
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
zāo遭
xiàn现
shì世
bào报
。
Don't do those immoral things; be careful of receiving karmic punishment in this lifetime.
Nà那
tān贪
guān官
gāng刚
tuì退
xiū休
jiù就
bèi被
zhuā抓
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
xiàn现
shì世
bào报
。
That corrupt official was arrested right after retiring; it truly is poetic justice.
Lǎo老
rén人
cháng常
shuō说
，
shàn善
yǒu有
shàn善
bào报
，
è恶
yǒu有
è恶
bào报
，
bù不
shì是
bù不
bào报
，
shí时
hou候
wèi未
dào到
，
xiàn现
shì世
bào报
chí迟
zǎo早
huì会
lái来
de的
。
The elderly often say: goodness is rewarded with goodness, evil is rewarded with evil; it is not that it won't be rewarded, but the time has not yet come—retribution in this life will arrive sooner or later.