兰摧玉折
兰摧玉折
lán cuī yù zhé
premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young
Traditional: 蘭摧玉折
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- premature death of a budding talent
- those whom the Gods love die young
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Related Words
天妒英才(tiān dù yīng cái)— heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
→夭折(yāo zhé)— to die young or prematurely
→早亡(zǎo wáng)— premature death
→八苦(bā kǔ)— the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
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