短命鬼

duǎnmìngguǐ
sb who dies prematurely

CEDICT

  1. (dialectal) rascal; devil
  2. rascal; devil
  3. short-lived person

Wiktionary

  1. 不幸早死的人。
  2. 咒骂人早死的话。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 短命 duǎnmìng
  1. to die young
  2. short-lived
2 鬼 guǐ
  1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
  2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc
  3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡 guǐ)
  4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy