辜负

Traditional form:

辜負

Pinyin (reading):

gūfù

Definitions:

• to fail to live up (to expectations)
• unworthy (of trust)
• to let down
• to betray (hopes)
• to disappoint

Characters:

• 辜 - crime, offense, sin
• 负 - load, burden; to carry, to bear

Traditional characters:

• 辜 - crime, offense, sin
• 負 - load, burden; to carry, to bear