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惡有惡報

简恶有恶报 · 繁惡有惡報

Mandarin · pinyin è yǒu è bào

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

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
報: Look up this written character
恶: è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
报: bào · report, tell, announce

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4–3–4–4 · e4 you3 e4 bao4

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ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3

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(idiomatic) evil has its retribution; what goes around comes around; sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

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