yểu
Pronunciation
Northern
/iə̰w˧˩˧/
Central
/iəw˧˩˨/
Southern
/iəw˨˩˦/
Listen
premature
Adjective
premature
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
premature
Happening earlier than the usual or expected time, especially regarding someone's death.
vi Anh ấy đã qua đời khi tuổi đời còn quá yểu.
en He passed away at a premature age.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 夭 / 夭
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 夭 / 夭
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 夭
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
夭
Candidates by syllable
yểu
夭（殀 / 窈）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
yêu / yếu / yểu điệu / yểu điệu thục nữ …
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Similar
yêu / yếu / yểu điệu / yểu điệu thục nữ …
Use
chết yểu
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Use
chết yểu