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因果报应 — “Karmic retribution”

因果报应 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “karmic retribution”. Good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished; what goes around comes around. Literally, “karmic retribution”.

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因果报应 Pronunciation and Pinyin

因果报应 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
因
yīn6cause or reason
果
guǒ8fruit, result, or indeed
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge
应
yìng7should, respond, deal with

Example Sentence with 因果报应

他总是乐于助人,所以当他遇到困难时,身边的人都愿意伸出援手,这大概就是因果报应吧。
He is always willing to help others, so when he encountered difficulties, those around him were willing to lend a hand. This is probably karmic retribution.

Idioms Related to 因果报应

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  • yīn因wū乌jí及wū屋Love me, love my dog
  • yīn因shì事zhì制yí宜adapt to circumstances
  • yīn因rén人zhì制yí宜tailor to individual needs
  • yīn因rén人chéng成shì事rely on others to accomplish things
  • yīn因rén人ér而yì异varies from person to person
  • yīn因rèn任shòu授guān官appoint officials according to ability
  • yīn因gōng公jiǎ假sī私to abuse one's public office for private gain
  • yīn因gōng公xíng行sī私abuse public trust for private gain
  • yīn因lì利chéng乘biàn便take advantage of a favorable situation
  • yīn因shì势chéng乘biàn便adapt to circumstances and seize opportunities
  • yīn因shì势lì利dǎo导guide skillfully by following the trend
  • yīn因yē噎fèi废shí食abandon important task due to minor setback

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Questions about 因果报应

What does 因果报应 mean?

因果报应 (yīn guǒ bào yìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “karmic retribution”.

How do you pronounce 因果报应?

因果报应 is pronounced yīn guǒ bào yìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 因果报应 literally mean?

Literally, 因果报应 means “karmic retribution”. It is used to mean “karmic retribution”.

What is the Chinese definition of 因果报应?

因果:原因和结果。佛教迷信,认为今生种什么因,来生结什么果,善有善报,恶有恶报。

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