夭 [－]

Jyutping jiu2
Pinyin wāi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 夭斜.

夭 [－]

Jyutping jiu2
Pinyin wò

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    name of an ancient place

夭 [－]

Jyutping jiu2
Pinyin ǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    young animal or plant

夭 [－]

Jyutping ou2
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. young animal or plant

夭 [－]

Jyutping jiu2
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to die prematurely/to stop/to hinder
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to die young, to die prematurely
  2. character
    disaster
  3. character
    to be aggrieved
  4. character
    to devastate
  5. character
    lush
  6. character
    tender, gentle
  7. character
    young, fresh-looking

夭 [－]

Jyutping jiu1
Pinyin yāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tender
  2. gentle
  3. to die prematurely
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. tender/gentle/fresh-looking/luxuriant/blossoming/profuse
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. young, fresh-looking
  2. die young
  3. Cangjie Input
    HK
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 摳 – 抠
  2. 剔
  3. 挖
  4. 掏
  5. 挑
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她未及成年就夭折乐。
    她未及成年就夭折樂。
    tā wèi jí chéng nián jiù yāo zhé lè 。
    • She died before coming of age.
  2. Mandarin
    他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
    他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
    tā kàn dào le jǐng chá ， jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le 。
    • As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
  3. Mandarin
    他一嗅到风声不对，就逃之夭夭了。
    他一嗅到風聲不對，就逃之夭夭了。
    tā yī xiù dào fēng shēng bù duì ， jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le 。
    • Sensing danger, he ran away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个贼喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
    個賊喺警察嚟之前就逃之夭夭。
    go3 caak2 hai2 ging2 caat3 lai4 zi1 cin4 zau6 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1.
    • The thief had made his getaway before police arrived.
  2. Cantonese
    喺农村，医药同设施都好唔够，细路仔好容易夭折。
    喺農村，醫藥同設施都好唔夠，細路仔好容易夭折。
    hai2 nung4 cyun1, ji1 joek6 tung4 cit3 si1 dou1 hou2 m4 gau3, sai3 lou6 zai2 hou2 jung4 ji6 jiu1 zit3.
    • In villages medicine and facilities are insufficient, and kids are likely to die early.
  3. Cantonese
    发展计划中途夭折。
    發展計劃中途夭折。
    faat3 zin2 gai3 waak6 zung1 tou4 jiu1 zit3.
    • The development plan comes to a premature end.