不终天年
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 不終天年
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- (verb, idiom) to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
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Related Words
一如既往(yī rú jì wǎng)· just as in the past (idiom); as before
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)· before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→一意孤行(yī yì gū xíng)· obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
→一切如旧(yī qiè rú jiù)· everything as before
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