顆粒無收 kē lì wú shōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

CHARACTERS

顆 kē grain, kernel
粒 lì
HSK 6
grain; small particle
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest