报应不爽

Traditional form:

報應不爽

Pinyin (reading):

bàoyìngbùshuǎng

Definitions:

• divine retribution is unfailing (idiom)
• one is inevitably punished for one's misdeeds

Characters:

• 报 - to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 爽 - crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy

Traditional characters:

• 報 - to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 爽 - crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy