鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋 in English niao3 bu4 la1 shi3 , ji1 bu4 sheng1 dan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically god-forsaken
  • remote and desolate

Simplified Characters

鸟 不 拉 屎 ， 鸡 不 生 蛋

Traditional Characters

鳥 不 拉 屎 ， 雞 不 生 蛋

Pinyin

niao3 bu4 la1 shi3 , ji1 bu4 sheng1 dan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 不bu4(negative prefix) 拉la1to pull 屎shi3stool ， 鸡ji1fowl 不bu4(negative prefix) 生sheng1to be born 蛋dan4variant of 蜑[Dan4]