夭折
jiu1 zit3yāo zhé
English
- to die young or prematurely
- to come to a premature end
- to be aborted prematurely
- (of infants) to die at a very early age; premature death
- (of plans) to fail at an early stage
粵語 — Cantonese
- 嬰兒早死
- 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