短命

duǎnmìng
  1. to die young
  2. short-lived

CEDICT

  1. short-lived
  2. to die young

Wiktionary

  1. 寿命不长、早死。
  2. 怨骂情人寡情、薄倖之词。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 短 duǎn
  1. short
  2. brief
  3. to lack
  4. weak point
  5. fault
2 命 mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc

Containing this entry

短命鬼 duǎnmìngguǐ sb who dies prematurely

Related entries

夭亡 yāowáng to die young
夭寿 yāoshòu
  1. to die young
  2. (Tw) (curse word) drop dead
  3. go to hell
  4. (literary) short life and long life
夭殇 yāoshāng to die young
早夭 zǎoyāo to die young
昙花一现 tánhuāyīxiàn
  1. lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. short-lived