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to die young or prematurely · to come to a premature end · to be aborted prematurely

夭折
yāo zhé
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to die young夭亡yāo wángearly demise · untimely death早逝zǎo shìpremature death of a budding talent · those whom the Gods love die young兰摧玉折lán cuī yù zhéto die an untimely death (idiom) · to be cut off in one's prime英年早逝yīng nián zǎo shì(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power垮台kuǎ tái
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