英年早逝
jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6yīng nián zǎo shì
English
- to die an untimely death (idiom)
- to be cut off in one's prime
- to die young
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人好後生就死咗
Examples
英年早逝。
Whom the gods love die young.
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佢本來大好前程,點知英年早逝,真係好可惜。
He had a bright future ahead of him, but sadly he died young.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk