夭壽

See also: 夭寿

Chinese

		tender; gentle; to die prematurely	(long) life
trad. (夭壽)		夭	壽
simp. (夭寿)		夭	寿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāoshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ sau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-su
Min Nan (POJ): iáu-siū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushow
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - Yale: yīu sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ seo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáu-siū
  - Tâi-lô: iáu-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iawsiu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiu³³/

Verb

夭壽

to die young

Synonyms

Synonyms of 夭壽

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)

死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Noun

夭壽

(literary) short life and longevity

Adjective

夭壽

Adverb

夭壽

(Min Nan) damn

Interjection

夭壽

(Taiwan) damn it!

Derived terms

夭壽死／夭寿死

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