死有余辜

死有余辜 [sǐ yǒu yú gū]

1. ■ One's crime deserves more than death.; Death still leaves a margin of inexpiable guilt.; Death would not be a sufficient punishment for sb.'s crimes.; deserve to be damned; deserve more than death; Even death cannot atone for sb.'s crimes.; Even death could not expiate one's sins.; Even death would be too good for sb.; Even death would not expiate all one's crimes.; Even the death penalty could not pay off all the scores one owed to his victims.; Not even by death can one expiate so great a record of evil deeds.; The death sentence for him cannot atone for all the atrocities he has committed.; The enormity of his crime calls for something more than capital punishment.:

他们是罪大恶极，死有余辜的叛徒。 They are traitors who have committed towering crimes and deserve more than death.