tempat jin buang anak

Betawi

Etymology

From tempat (“place”) +‎ jin (“genie”) +‎ buang (“throw”) +‎ anak (“child”).

Noun

tempat jin buang anak

  1. (idiomatic) remote and desolate place

Trivia

Similar to Chinese idiom 鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋.

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