英年早逝 [－－－－]

Jyutping jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6
Pinyin yīng nián zǎo shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to die an untimely death (idiom)
  2. to be cut off in one's prime
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    形容​人好​後​生就​死​咗
    to die young
    • 佢本來大好前程，點知英年早逝，真係好可惜。
      佢本来大好前程，点知英年早逝，真系好可惜。
      keoi5 bun2 loi4 daai6 hou2 cin4 cing4, dim2 zi1 jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6, zan1 hai6 hou2 ho2 sik1.
      He had a bright future ahead of him, but sadly he died young.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to pass away at the prime of one's life; to die young
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    英年早逝。
    英年早逝。
    yīng nián zǎo shì 。
    • Whom the gods love die young.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    英年早逝
    英年早逝
    jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6
    • to die young
  2. Cantonese
    佢本来大好前程，点知英年早逝，真系好可惜。
    佢本來大好前程，點知英年早逝，真係好可惜。
    keoi5 bun2 loi4 daai6 hou2 cin4 cing4, dim2 zi1 jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6, zan1 hai6 hou2 ho2 sik1.
    • He had a bright future ahead of him, but sadly he died young.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    英年早逝
    英年早逝
    yīng nián zǎo shì
    • to die in one's prime