Chinese word dictionary

死有余辜

sǐ yǒu yú gū · (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment

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Word information

Simplified死有余辜

Traditional死有餘辜

Pinyinsǐ yǒu yú gū

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

死sǐ

dead; death; impassable, inflexible

有yǒu

to have, to own, to possess; to exist

余yú

surplus, remainder; surname

辜gū

crime, offense, sin

How to learn 死有余辜

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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没有méiyǒu

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

有yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

有的yǒude

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

有点儿yǒudiǎnr

slightly; a little; somewhat

有些yǒuxiē

some; somewhat

有意思yǒuyìsi

interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun