夭逝

Chinese

		tender; gentle; to die prematurely	depart; die
trad. (夭逝)		夭	逝
simp. #(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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoshìh
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: yāu-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushyh
    • Palladius: яоши (jaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎoshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎoshìh
    • Wade–Giles: yao³-shih⁴
    • Yale: yǎu-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeaushyh
    • Palladius: яоши (jaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu² sai⁶ / jiu¹ sai⁶
    • Yale: yíu saih / yīu saih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² sai⁶ / jiu¹ sai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu² sei⁶ / yiu¹ sei⁶
    • Sinological 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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• 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
• 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
• 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
• 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
• 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
• 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
• 亡
• 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)
• 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
• 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
• 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
• 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
• 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
• 去世 (qùshì)
• 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
• 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
• 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
• 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
• 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
• 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
• 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
• 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
• 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
• 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
• 失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
• 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
• 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
• 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
• 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
• 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
• 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
• 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
• 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
• 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
• 故 (gù)
• 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
• 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
• 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
• 早死 (zǎosǐ)
• 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
• 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
• 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
• 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
• 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
• 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
• 死 (sǐ)
• 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
• 死人 (sǐrén)
• 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
• 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
• 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
• 死脫／死脱 (⁵shi-theq) (Wu)
• 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
• 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
• 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
• 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
• 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
• 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
• 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
• 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
• 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
• 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
• 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
• 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
• 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
• 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
• 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
• 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
• 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
• 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
• 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
• 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
• 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
• 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
• 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
• 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
• 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
• 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
• 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
• 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
• 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
• 逝世 (shìshì)
• 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
• 過世／过世 (guòshì)
• 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
• 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
• 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
• 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
• 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
• 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
• 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
• 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
• 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
• 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
• 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
• 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
• 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

 

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
夭	逝
よう Hyōgai	せい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  夭逝.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

夭(よう)逝(せい) • (yōsei) 

1. a premature death, dying while still young

Synonyms

• 夭折(ようせつ) (yōsetsu)

Verb

夭(よう)逝(せい)する • (yōsei suru) intransitive suru (stem 夭(よう)逝(せい)し (yōsei shi), past 夭(よう)逝(せい)した (yōsei shita))

1. to die prematurely, to die while still young

Conjugation

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

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	夭逝し	ようせいし	yōsei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	夭逝し	ようせいし	yōsei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	夭逝する	ようせいする	yōsei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	夭逝する	ようせいする	yōsei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	夭逝すれ	ようせいすれ	yōsei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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