颗粒无收 kē lì wú shōu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

颗 kē
HSK 5
grain, kernel
粒 lì
HSK 6
grain; small particle
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest