粵

死sei2有jau5餘jyu4辜gu1

simp死有余辜
sei2 jau5 jyu4 gu1sǐ yǒu yú gū

English

  1. (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment
  2. (saying) Deserve to die
  3. crimes cannot be offset by death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 罪咎嚴重到連死都唔能夠抵銷

Examples

  • 佢姦殺咗咁多女人,家下畀人監生打死,死有餘辜啦。

    He raped and murdered so many women that even if he was beaten to death, his crimes still cannot be atoned for.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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