| niè | consequence of sin |
| 孽 | son born of a concubine disaster sin |
| 孽债 | sinful debt |
| 孽因 | [Religion] (of Buddhism) sinful cause |
| 孽子 | unfilial son unworthy son illegitimate son |
| 孽报 | bad karma |
| 孽根 | source of evils |
| 孽海花 | Flower in the sea of evil, late Qing novel of denunciation by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 |
| 孽畜 | evil creature (multipurpose curse) evil domestic animal |
| 孽种 | bane of one's existence vile spawn |
| 孽缘 | ill-fated relationship |
| 孽障 | evil creature |