| 夭折 | yāo zhé | to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely | |
| 夭亡 | yāo wáng | to die young | |
| 逃之夭夭 | táo zhī yāo yāo | to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels | |
| 桃之夭夭 | táo zhī yāo yāo | The peach trees are in full blossom. (idiom) | |
| 早夭 | zǎo yāo | to die young; Taiwan pr. [zao3 yao3] |
| 1 | You will have to stay in hospital for sevral days. | |
| 2 | It is often the Bajau who pass on such programmes to local communities. | |
| 3 | It is often the Bajau who pass on such programmes to local communities. | |
| 4 | Since diving is an everyday activity, the Bajau deliberately rupture their eardrums at an early age. | |
| 5 | Brian Kristensen, of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, estimates that between 200 and 500 premature deaths each year in Denmark are due to noise. |
