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顆粒無收

简 颗粒无收 · 繁 顆粒無收
Mandarin · pinyin kē lì wú shōu

Meanings

  1. not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)
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顆
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粒
lì · grain; small particle
無
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收
shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
颗
kē · grain, kernel
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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1–4–2–1 · ke1 li4 wu2 shou1

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fo2 lap1 mou4 sau1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to reap nothing

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