杳无人烟 in English yao3 wu2 ren2 yan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • dark and uninhabited (idiomatic expression); remote and deserted
  • God-forsaken

Simplified Characters

杳 无 人 烟

Traditional Characters

杳 無 人 煙

Pinyin

yao3 wu2 ren2 yan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杳yao3dark and quiet 无wu2not to have 人ren2man 烟yan1cigarette or pipe tobacco