鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn ， gǒu bù lā shǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (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
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
蛋 dàn
HSK 2
eggs; term of abuse
狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
屎 shǐ excrement, shit, dung