寸草不生 — “Not a blade of grass grows”
寸草不生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not a blade of grass grows”. Utterly barren or desolate; devastated. Literally, “not an inch of grass grows”.
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寸草不生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
寸草不生 Character Breakdown
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大火过后，这片区域被烧得寸草不生，令人心痛
After the massive fire, this area was scorched and became utterly barren, not a blade of grass grew, which was heartbreaking.
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- cùn寸sī丝bù不guà挂stark naked
- cùn寸sī丝bàn半sù粟something extremely small or insignificant
- cùn寸bīng兵chǐ尺tiě铁meager military resources
- cùn寸lì利bì必dé得haggle over every penny
- cùn寸shàn善piàn片cháng长slight merits or small good qualities
- cùn寸tǔ土bù不ràng让not yield an inch of ground
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺dì地a tiny piece of land
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺jīn金land is exceedingly precious and profitable
- cùn寸tǔ土bì必zhēng争Contend for every inch
- cùn寸dì地chǐ尺tiān天a tiny patch of land and a sliver of sky
- cùn寸xīn心bù不mèi昧maintain a clear conscience
- cùn寸xīn心qiān千gǔ古A small heart with eternal insight
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What does 寸草不生 mean?
寸草不生 (cùn cǎo bù shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not a blade of grass grows”.
How do you pronounce 寸草不生?
寸草不生 is pronounced cùn cǎo bù shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寸草不生 literally mean?
Literally, 寸草不生 means “not an inch of grass grows”. It is used to mean “not a blade of grass grows”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寸草不生?
寸草：一点儿草。形容土地贫瘠，连一点儿草都不长。亦形容灾情严重。