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活眼现报

活眼现报 — “Immediate retribution”

活眼现报 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Immediate retribution”. Retribution that occurs and is witnessed in one's lifetime. Literally, “Retribution seen with one's own eyes”.

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活眼现报 Pronunciation and Pinyin

活眼现报 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
眼
yǎn11eye, insight, hole, crucial point
现
xiàn8appear, present, current
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge

Example Sentence with 活眼现报

他年轻时对人刻薄,没想到晚年遭遇不幸,真是活眼现报。
He was harsh to people in his youth, and unexpectedly met with misfortune in his later years, truly immediate retribution.

Idioms Related to 活眼现报

Synonyms of 活眼现报

  • xiàn现shì世xiàn现bào报immediate retribution in this life

More idioms starting with 活

  • huó活bù不huó活,,sǐ死bù不sǐ死neither living nor dying
  • huó活dào到lǎo老,,xué学dào到lǎo老Never too old to learn
  • huó活bō剥shēng生tūn吞mechanically copy or imitate without understanding
  • huó活tiān天yuān冤wang枉to suffer a grievous injustice
  • huó活xué学huó活yòng用learn diligently and apply creatively
  • huó活xíng形huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活po泼tiān天jī机unleash natural vitality and spirit
  • huó活líng灵huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活xiàn现yǎn眼make a fool of oneself publicly
  • huó活yǎn眼huó活xiàn现extremely lifelike and vivid
  • huó活shén神huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活bèng蹦luàn乱tiào跳active, lively, and full of vigor

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Questions about 活眼现报

What does 活眼现报 mean?

活眼现报 (huó yǎn xiàn bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Immediate retribution”.

How do you pronounce 活眼现报?

活眼现报 is pronounced huó yǎn xiàn bào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 活眼现报 literally mean?

Literally, 活眼现报 means “Retribution seen with one's own eyes”. It is used to mean “Immediate retribution”.

What is the Chinese definition of 活眼现报?

指现世的报应。

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