bǎi​shēn​hé​shú

to be unable to atone even with a hundred lives

Senses

百身何赎/ 百身何贖 bǎi​shēn​hé​shú to be unable to atone even with a hundred lives

expression of deep mourning or regret, meaning that even sacrificing one's own life a hundred times would not be enough to make up for a loss or atone for a death

References

see 百身何赎/百身何贖 诗经/詩經
variant 百身莫赎/百身莫贖 百身何赎/百身何贖