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鳥不拉屎

简鸟不拉屎 · 繁鳥不拉屎

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo bù lā shǐ

(lit.) (a place where) birds don't defecate
(fig.) (of a place) remote and desolate

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鳥: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
屎: shǐ · excrement, shit, dung
鸟: niǎo · bird; Kangxi radical 196

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3–4–1–3 · niao3 bu4 la1 shi3

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niu5 bat1 laai1 si2

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(figurative, of a place, derogatory) deserted; desolate

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