鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ ， jī bù shēng dàn

fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
鸟 niǎo HSK 3
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
屎 shǐ
feces; stool; nasal mucus
鸡 jī HSK 2
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
蛋 dàn HSK 2
egg; oval-shaped thing; variant of 蜑dàn