粵

英jing1年nin4早zou2逝sai6

jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6yīng nián zǎo shì

English

  1. to die an untimely death (idiom)
  2. to be cut off in one's prime
  3. to die young

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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