guilty of terrible crimes; deserve more than death
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
even death would not atone for the crime; to be guilty of crimes for which death is insufficient punishment
literaryA strong, condemnatory expression used to describe heinous criminals or atrocious acts. Often used in formal writing or serious discourse.
Nà那
gè个
lián连
huán环
shā杀
rén人
fàn犯
cán残
hài害
le了
duō多
shao少
wú无
gū辜
shēng生
mìng命
，
zhēn真
shì是
sǐ死
yǒu有
yú余
gū辜
。
That serial murderer destroyed so many innocent lives; even death would not be enough punishment for him.
Zhè这
xiē些
tān贪
wū污
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
guān官
yuán员
，
sōu搜
guā刮
mín民
zhī脂
mín民
gāo膏
，
sǐ死
yǒu有
yú余
gū辜
。
These corrupt officials who embezzled the people's hard-earned money are guilty of crimes deserving more than death.
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Bèi背
pàn叛
guó国
jiā家
、
chū出
mài卖
qíng情
bào报
de的
jiàn间
dié谍
，
sǐ死
yǒu有
yú余
gū辜
。
Spies who betray their country and sell intelligence deserve more than death.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
nà那
xiē些
bào暴
jūn君
yú鱼
ròu肉
bǎi百
xìng姓
，
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
gè个
gè个
sǐ死
yǒu有
yú余
gū辜
。
Those tyrants in history who preyed upon the people can all be said to be guilty of crimes for which even death is insufficient.