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辜負 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
辜負 ＝ 辜 ＋ 負
ㄍㄨ ㄈㄨˋ · gūfù
verb — to fail to live up to; to let down (someone's hopes or kindness)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

辜a fault; guilt (無辜)gū
負to owe; to bear (負擔)fùhere it carries the sense of failing a debt of kindness
辜負，無辜的辜，負擔的負。
關 · Related
無辜wúgūthe same 辜 — innocent, without fault不負búfùthe negated form — to not let down