死有余辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū

so guilty that death is not enough

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 31320th word

Definitions

  1. 1. death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead

Characters

Character Meaning
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
余 yú HSK 5
remaining; surplus; extra
辜 gū HSK 6
sin; crime; surname Gu