颗粒无收 in English ke1 li4 wu2 shou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • not a single grain was reaped (as in a bad harvest year)

Simplified Characters

颗 粒 无 收

Traditional Characters

顆 粒 無 收

Pinyin

ke1 li4 wu2 shou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

颗ke1classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 粒li4grain 无wu2not to have 收shou1to receive