前不巴村，后不着店 — “No village ahead, no inn behind”
前不巴村，后不着店 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be stranded in a remote or desolate area with no human habitation or lodging nearby; to be in the middle of nowhere”. Literally, “No village ahead, no inn behind”.
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- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后jì继fall and follow in a continuous effort
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前pú仆hòu后bó踣fall one after another
- qián前yǎng仰hòu后hé合rock back and forth with laughter
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Open the tool →Questions about 前不巴村，后不着店
What does 前不巴村，后不着店 mean?
前不巴村，后不着店 (qián bù bā cūn ， hòu bù zháo diàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be stranded in a remote or desolate area with no human habitation or lodging nearby; to be in the middle of nowhere”.
How do you pronounce 前不巴村，后不着店?
前不巴村，后不着店 is pronounced qián bù bā cūn ， hòu bù zháo diàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前不巴村，后不着店 literally mean?
Literally, 前不巴村，后不着店 means “no village ahead, no inn behind”. It is used to mean “to be stranded in a remote or desolate area with no human habitation or lodging nearby; to be in the middle of nowhere”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前不巴村，后不着店?
巴：靠近。着：挨着。前面没有村子，后面没有旅店。形容走远路走到野外荒郊，找不到歇脚住宿的地方。