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鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎

niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ

Traditional: 鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎

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

Character Breakdown

鸟
niǎo
bird
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1
蛋
dàn
egg
HSK 2
狗
gǒu
dog
HSK 1
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

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