不终天年
bù​zhōng​tiān​nián

to die before one's time

  • created sense approved 不终天年/不終天年 · bù​zhōng​tiān​nián · to die before one's time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不终天年 / 不終天年

    bù​zhōng​tiān​nián

    to die before one's time

    to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course; to suffer a premature death

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 终 (literal) → 终/終 · zhōng · end 天年 (literal) → 天年 · tiān​nián · natural life span

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense