寸草不生

cùn cǎo bù shēng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation

What does 寸草不生 mean?

寸草不生 (cùn cǎo bù shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation

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寸cùna unit of length · inch 草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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寸草不生

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