英年早逝 |
yīng nián zǎo shì |
to die an untimely death (idiom) / to be cut off in one's prime |
英 |
Yīng |
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英国 |
英 |
yīng |
hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom |
英年 |
yīng nián |
the prime of one's life / youthful years |
年 |
Nián |
surname Nian |
年 |
nián |
year / CL:个 |
年 |
nián |
grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |
早 |
zǎo |
early / morning / Good morning! / long ago / prematurely |
早逝 |
zǎo shì |
early demise / untimely death |
逝 |
shì |
(of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away; to die |