鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ ， jī bù shēng dàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
  2. fig. god-forsaken
  3. remote and desolate

CHARACTERS

鳥 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
蛋 dàn
HSK 2
eggs; term of abuse