Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「死有餘辜」, detailed below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「死有餘辜」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Gu: sin. It means that the crime is so heinous that even the death penalty cannot atone for his sins.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sǐ yǒu yú gū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sei2 yau5 yu4 gu1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
