夭壽

See also: 夭寿

Chinese

		tender; gentle; to die prematurely	(long) life
trad. (夭壽)		夭	壽
simp. (夭寿)		夭	寿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāoshòu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ sau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-su
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iáu-siū

(Teochew, Peng'im): iou¹ siu⁷ / iao¹ siu⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāoshòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄕㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yaoshòu
  - Wade–Giles: yao¹-shou⁴
  - Yale: yāu-shòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iaushow
  - Palladius: яошоу (jaošou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - Yale: yīu sauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ sau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ seo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ su⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iáu-siū
  - Tâi-lô: iáu-siū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iawsiu
  - IPA (Singapore): /iau⁴²⁻²⁴ siu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iou¹ siu⁷ / iao¹ siu⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iou siū / iau siū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iou³³⁻²³ siu¹¹/, /iau³³⁻²³ siu¹¹/

Verb

夭壽

to die young

Synonyms

夭壽死／夭寿死 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
夭折
夭逝 (literary)
夭閼／夭阏 (yǎo'è)
早夭
早死 (zǎosǐ)
短命 (duǎnmìng)

Noun

夭壽

(literary) short life and longevity

Adjective

夭壽

Adverb

夭壽

(Southern Min, vulgar) damn

Interjection

夭壽

(Southern Min, vulgar) damn it!

Derived terms

夭壽死／夭寿死

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