短命 [－－]

Jyutping dyun2 meng6
Pinyin duǎn mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to die young
  2. short-lived
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    壽命​唔​長
    short-aged
    • 短命種
      短命种
      dyun2 meng6 zung2
      short-aged; short-lived
    • 佢家族啲人都好短命。
      佢家族啲人都好短命。
      keoi5 gaa1 zuk6 di1 jan4 dou1 hou2 dyun2 meng6.
      His family members didn't live long.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to die young
    (syn.) 夭阏, 早夭, 早死, 夭壽死, 夭折, 夭寿死, 夭寿, 夭閼, 夭壽, 夭逝
  2. adj
    short-lived
    (syn.) 短岁寿, 短歲壽
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    短命
    短命
    dyun2 meng6
    • (of people) short-lived
  2. Cantonese
    短命种
    短命種
    dyun2 meng6 zung2
    • short-aged; short-lived
  3. Cantonese
    佢家族啲人都好短命。
    佢家族啲人都好短命。
    keoi5 gaa1 zuk6 di1 jan4 dou1 hou2 dyun2 meng6.
    • His family members didn't live long.