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鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋

niǎobùlāshǐ,jībùshēngdàn

Traditional: 鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate

Character Breakdown

鸟
niǎo
bird
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
拉
lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
HSK 4
屎
shǐ
stool, feces, dung
鸡
jī
chicken
HSK 2
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1
蛋
dàn
egg
HSK 2

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