粵

夭jiu1折zit3

jiu1 zit3yāo zhé

English

  1. to die young or prematurely
  2. to come to a premature end
  3. to be aborted prematurely
  4. (of infants) to die at a very early age; premature death
  5. (of plans) to fail at an early stage

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 嬰兒早死
  2. 一個計劃仲未開始上軌道,就已經中止咗

Examples

  • 發展計劃中途夭折。

    The development plan comes to a premature end.

  • 喺農村,醫藥同設施都好唔夠,細路仔好容易夭折。

    In villages medicine and facilities are insufficient, and kids are likely to die early. ----

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

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