短命

duǎnmìng
  1. to die young
  2. short-lived

CEDICT

  1. short-lived
  2. to die young

Wiktionary

  1. 壽命不長、早死。
  2. 怨罵情人寡情、薄倖之詞。

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
夭壽 yāoshòu
  1. to die young
  2. (Tw) (curse word) drop dead
  3. go to hell
  4. (literary) short life and long life
夭殤 yāoshāng to die young
早夭 zǎoyāo to die young
曇花一現 tánhuāyīxiàn
  1. lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. short-lived