夭折 [－－]

Jyutping jiu1 zit3
Pinyin yāo zhé

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    嬰兒​早​死
    (of infants) to die at a very early age; premature death
    • 喺農村，醫藥同設施都好唔夠，細路仔好容易夭折。
      喺农村，医药同设施都好唔够，细路仔好容易夭折。
      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.
  2. 動詞
    一個​計劃仲未​開始​上​軌道​，​就​已經​中止​咗
    (of plans) to fail at an early stage
    • 發展計劃中途夭折。
      发展计划中途夭折。
      faat3 zin2 gai3 waak6 zung1 tou4 jiu1 zit3.
      The development plan comes to a premature end.

夭折 [－－]

Jyutping jiu2 zit3
Pinyin yāo zhé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to die young or prematurely
  2. to come to a premature end
  3. to be aborted prematurely
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to die young
  2. verb, figuratively
    to come to a premature end; to be short-lived; to be aborted prematurely
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.