短命

たんめい
short life

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たんめい【短命】

a short life; a brief span of life.

～な short-lived; 〔はかない〕 ephemeral.

●比較的短命な家系 a family line that is comparatively short-lived.

●短命に終わる be short-lived; die young.

●その政権は比較的短命だった. That government was comparatively short-lived.

短命中間体 【化】 〔反応の〕 a short-lived intermediate.

短命内閣 a short-lived cabinet.