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(idiom) barren land; desert

不毛之地
bù máo zhī dì
b+ù·4th tonem+áo·2nd tonezh+ī·1st toned+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) · fig. inhospitable natural environment穷山恶水qióng shān è shuǐa remote and desolate place穷乡僻壤qióng xiāng pì rǎnga thousand li of barren land - a scene of utter desolation (after drought, pests, etc.) · thousands of miles of cracked, parched and deserted land赤地千里chì dì qiān lǐ(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation寸草不生cùn cǎo bù shēng
Antonyms
(lit.) land of fish and rice · (fig.) fertile region · land of milk and honey鱼米之乡yú mǐ zhī xiāng(idiom) land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan)天府之国tiān fǔ zhī guó
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