不毛之地
bù​máo​zhī​dì

barren land

  • created sense approved 不毛之地 · bù​máo​zhī​dì · barren land — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不毛之地

    bù​máo​zhī​dì

    barren land

    (idiom) barren land; a desert where nothing grows; also used to describe a desolate or uncivilized area

    不毛 (literal) → 不毛 · bù​máo · barren 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

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  • created sense approved 不毛之地 · bù​máo​zhī​dì · bald head — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不毛之地

    bù​máo​zhī​dì

    bald head

    (humorous) a bald head; literally land where no grass grows

    不毛 (literal) → 不毛 · bù​máo · bald 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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