前不巴村,后不巴店 qián bù bā cūn , hòu bù bā diàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 前不著村,後不著店|前不着村,后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]

CHARACTERS

前 qián in front, forward; preceding
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
巴 bā greatly desire, anxiously hope
村 cūn village, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
巴 bā greatly desire, anxiously hope
店 diàn shop, store; inn, hotel