鳥不拉屎
Chinese
| bird | not; no | to crap; to shit; to defecate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鳥不拉屎) | 鳥 | 不 | 拉屎 | |
| simp. (鸟不拉屎) | 鸟 | 不 | 拉屎 | |
| Literally: “even birds don't shit (here)”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niǎobùlāshǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎobùlashǐh
- Wade–Giles: niao3-pu4-la1-shih3
- Yale: nyǎu-bù-lā-shř
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaubulhashyy
- Palladius: няобулаши (njaobulaši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
鳥不拉屎
- (figurative, of a place, derogatory) deserted; desolate
Synonyms
- 鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎 / 鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎