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The character 孽, in its traditional form, structurally integrates the element for "child" (子) with a component historically linked to cutting or separation, etymologically originating from the idea of a secondary branch or offshoot within a familial line. This initial sense of a divergent or illegitimate descendant naturally embodied a notion of deviation from the norm, which over centuries shifted from a purely genealogical concept to one laden with moral judgment. The meaning expanded to encompass acts of transgression, sin, and evil, as well as the resulting calamities or misfortunes, thereby reflecting a linguistic evolution where a term for peripheral growth acquired profound ethical dimensions, often used in contexts denoting inherent wickedness or karmic obstacles.
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这是他造的孽。
你不要再造孽了。
他的行为真是造孽。
这种孽行必须受到惩罚。
他一生造了许多孽，现在后悔了。
如果你继续造孽，终将自食其果。
这场灾难是人类自己造的孽。
他深知自己造下的罪孽深重，无法逃脱良心的谴责。