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善有善报,恶有恶报
善有善报,恶有恶报
善有善报,恶有恶报
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善有善报,恶有恶报
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善有善报,恶有恶报
善有善报,恶有恶报

善有善报,恶有恶报 — “Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished”

善有善报,恶有恶报 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished”. One reaps what one sows. Literally, “Good has good returns, evil has evil returns”.

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善有善报,恶有恶报 Pronunciation and Pinyin

善有善报,恶有恶报 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
善
shàn12good kind skillful
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
善
shàn12good kind skillful
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge
,,—
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge

Example Sentence with 善有善报,恶有恶报

他一生行善积德,最终得到了美满的结局,这真是善有善报,恶有恶报啊。
He spent his life doing good deeds and accumulating virtues, and eventually achieved a happy ending. This truly is a case of good deeds being rewarded and bad deeds punished.

Idioms Related to 善有善报,恶有恶报

More idioms starting with 善

  • shàn善yǔ与rén人jiāo交good at making friends
  • shàn善wéi为shuō说cí辞skilled at persuasive speaking
  • shàn善dāo刀ér而cáng藏know when to stop and withdraw
  • shàn善shàn善cóng从cháng长learn from others' strengths
  • shàn善shàn善wù恶è恶Praise good, condemn evil
  • shàn善shǐ始lìng令zhōng终Begin well, end well
  • shàn善shǐ始shàn善zhōng终do well from start to finish
  • shàn善wén文néng能wǔ武adept in both intellectual and practical skills
  • shàn善yǒu有shàn善bào报Good deeds are rewarded
  • shàn善qì气yíng迎rén人greet people with a kind attitude
  • shàn善yóu游zhě者nì溺Overconfidence often leads to failure
  • shàn善nán男xìn信nǚ女Pious Buddhist devotees

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What does 善有善报,恶有恶报 mean?

善有善报,恶有恶报 (shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished”.

How do you pronounce 善有善报,恶有恶报?

善有善报,恶有恶报 is pronounced shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 善有善报,恶有恶报 literally mean?

Literally, 善有善报,恶有恶报 means “Good has good returns, evil has evil returns”. It is used to mean “Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished”.

What is the Chinese definition of 善有善报,恶有恶报?

谓行善和作恶到头来都有报应。

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