夭逝

夭逝

Chinese

		tender; gentle; to die prematurely	depart; die
simp. and trad. (夭逝)		夭	逝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāoshì, yǎoshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄕˋ, ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu² sai⁶, jiu¹ sai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yāoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushyh
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǎoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaushyh
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu² sai⁶, jiu¹ sai⁶
    • Yale: yíu saih, yīu saih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² sai⁶, jiu¹ sai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu² sei⁶, yiu¹ sei⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵ sɐi̯²²/, /jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯²²/

Note: jiu1 sai6 - common variant.

Verb

夭逝

1. (literary) to die young
2. (literary, figuratively) to come to a premature end; to be short-lived; to be aborted prematurely

Synonyms

• (die young):

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Synonyms of 夭逝

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／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young) 夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young) 夭折 (yāozhé) (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) 百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan) 百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan) 百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan) 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous) 老去 (Min Nan) 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials) 蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous) 蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous) 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.)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
夭	逝
よう Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 夭逝.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

夭逝 (hiragana ようせい, rōmaji yōsei)

1. a premature death, dying while still young

Synonyms

• 夭折 (ようせつ) (yōsetsu)

Verb

夭逝する (intransitive, hiragana ようせいする, rōmaji yōsei suru)

1. to die prematurely, to die while still young

Conjugation

Conjugation of "夭逝する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	夭逝し	ようせいし	yōsei shi
Continuative (連用形)	夭逝し	ようせいし	yōsei shi
Terminal (終止形)	夭逝する	ようせいする	yōsei suru
Attributive (連体形)	夭逝する	ようせいする	yōsei suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	夭逝すれ	ようせいすれ	yōsei sure
Imperative (命令形)	夭逝せよ¹ 夭逝しろ²	ようせいせよ¹ ようせいしろ²	yōsei seyo¹ yōsei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	夭逝される	ようせいされる	yōsei sareru
Causative	夭逝させる 夭逝さす	ようせいさせる ようせいさす	yōsei saseru yōsei sasu
Potential	夭逝できる	ようせいできる	yōsei dekiru
Volitional	夭逝しよう	ようせいしよう	yōsei shiyō
Negative	夭逝しない	ようせいしない	yōsei shinai
Negative continuative	夭逝せず	ようせいせず	yōsei sezu
Formal	夭逝します	ようせいします	yōsei shimasu
Perfective	夭逝した	ようせいした	yōsei shita
Conjunctive	夭逝して	ようせいして	yōsei shite
Hypothetical conditional	夭逝すれば	ようせいすれば	yōsei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

• 夭折 (ようせつ)する (yōsetsu suru)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
夭	逝

Noun

夭逝 • (yoseo) (hangeul 요서)

1. Hanja form^? of 요서.