英年早逝 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to die an untimely death
• to be cut off in one's prime

Character by character

• 英yīngpetal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English
• 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
• 早zǎoearly; soon; morning
• 逝shìto die, to pass away

Idioms sharing a character

• 含英咀华 hán yīng jǔ huá
• 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
• 一年一度 yī nián yī dù
• 人寿年丰 rén shòu nián fēng
• 似水年华 sì shuǐ nián huá
• 年久失修 nián jiǔ shī xiū
• 年功加俸 nián gōng jiā fèng
• 年富力强 nián fù lì qiáng
• 年少无知 nián shào wú zhī
• 年复一年 nián fù yī nián

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