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

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 lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
鸟 niǎo HSK 3
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
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
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
屎 shǐ
feces; stool; nasal mucus