孽

造孽

zào niè

to do evil

余孽

yú niè

remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

作孽

zuò niè

to sin

冤孽

yuān niè

sin (in Buddhism)

天灾地孽

tiān zāi dì niè

catastrophes and unnatural phenomena

妖孽

yāo niè

evildoer

孽报

niè bào

bad karma

孽子

niè zǐ

unfilial son

孽海花

niè hǎi huā

A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮[Jin1 Tian1 he2] and Zeng Pu 曾樸|曾朴[Zeng1 Pu3]

孽畜

niè chù

evil creature (multipurpose curse)

孽种

niè zhǒng

bane of one's existence

孽缘

niè yuán

ill-fated relationship