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寸草不生 (cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1) — not even a blade of grass grows in Cantonese

cyun˗₃寸couˊ²草batˉ¹不saangˉ¹生
Mandarin Pinyin: cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1

Meaning of 寸草不生

nounnot even a blade of grass grows

Characters in 寸草不生

寸cyun3
cocky; arrogant; vain | [Var] 串
草cou2
the script type of Chinese calligraphy
不bat1
not; no; un-
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw

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