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鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎobùshēngdàn,gǒubùlāshǐ
1.
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
2.
fig. god-forsaken
3.
remote and desolate
Character Breakdown
鸟
niǎo
bird
HSK 3
5 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1
5 丶
蛋
dàn
egg
HSK 2
11 丶
狗
gǒu
dog
HSK 1
8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
拉
lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
HSK 4
8 丶
屎
shǐ
stool, feces, dung
9 丶
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