to die young; (Tw) (curse word) drop dead; go to hell; (literary) short life and long life
trad. 夭壽
Also written 夭壽【yāo shòu】
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2夭
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(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]), (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
- Pinyin
- yāo
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寿
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surname Shou
- Pinyin
- Shòu
- Traditional
- 壽
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