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寸草不生

cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1

cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1

not even a blade of grass grows

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寸草不生

This word was added by tym on 28th Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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寸 cyun3 cun4 - inch; small; [粵] arrogant
草 cou2 cao3 zao4 - grass; herbs; weed
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
生 saang1 sang1 sheng1/5 - life; birth

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