死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū

so guilty that death is not enough

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
餘 yú
remaining; surplus; extra
辜 gū HSK 6
sin; crime; surname Gu