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

  (Pinyin): niǎobùlāshǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄕˇ

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• 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⁾/

Idiom

鳥不拉屎

1. (figurative, of a place, derogatory) deserted; desolate