| 孽 | 249B00 20A.00-9 | 部居  | 畫數 20 | ㄋㄧㄝˋ [nie4] . [Pop. var.  ] | ||
| N. | (1) A wicked demon. (2) Son born of a concubine: 孤臣孽子 a minister without support at court and a concubine-born prince fallen from grace, sometimes used of s.o. nobly espousing a lost cause. (3) Seed of evil: 作孽，造孽 do misdeeds, be the seed of evil, bring disaster down upon oneself or others, sow the seeds of destruction; 天作孽，猶可為，自作孽，不可活 if disasters come from nature, s.t. can be done to counter them; but if they are of one's own making, one is done for. | |||||
| Words | 1. 孽障 [nie4zhang4], n., retribution for evil one has committed; wicked children born to one for evils one is supposed to have committed, (var. 業障); (Budd.) karmic obstruction. | |||||